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Job Description
Feed, water, and examine pets and other nonfarm animals for signs of illness, disease, or injury in laboratories and animal hospitals and clinics. Clean and disinfect cages and work areas, and sterilize laboratory and surgical equipment. May provide routine post-operative care, administer medication orally or topically, or prepare samples for laboratory examination under the supervision of veterinary or laboratory animal technologists or technicians, veterinarians, or scientists.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 31-9096.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 26,810.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 12.00
- Currently, there are 79,990 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers”.
Also Known As…
- Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers
- Veterinary Technician Assistant (Vet Tech Assistant)
- Veterinary Assistant (Vet Assistant)
- Veterinarian Assistant
- Small Animal Caretaker
- Research Animal Attendant
- Emergency Veterinary Assistant
- Avian Keeper
- Animal Caregiver
- Animal Care Provider
- Veterinary Attendant
- Veterinarian Helper
- Technician Assistant
- Laboratory Animal Caretaker
- Animal Health Technician
- Animal Care Taker
- Animal Care Service Worker
Tasks for “Technician Assistant”
- Perform office reception duties, such as scheduling appointments or helping customers.
- Prepare feed for animals according to specific instructions, such as diet lists or schedules.
- Hold or restrain animals during veterinary procedures.
- Provide assistance with euthanasia of animals or disposal of corpses.
- Educate or advise clients on animal health care, nutrition, or behavior problems.
- Examine animals to detect behavioral changes or clinical symptoms that could indicate illness or injury.
- Perform accounting duties, such as bookkeeping, billing customers for services, or maintaining inventories.
- Fill medication prescriptions.
- Clean and maintain kennels, animal holding areas, examination or operating rooms, or animal loading or unloading facilities to control the spread of disease.
- Sell pet food or supplies to customers.
- Exercise animals or provide them with companionship.
- Perform hygiene-related duties, such as clipping animals' claws or cleaning and polishing teeth.
- Groom, trim, or clip animals' coats.
- Collect laboratory specimens, such as blood, urine, or feces for testing.
- Prepare surgical equipment and pass instruments or materials to veterinarians during surgical procedures.
- Prepare examination or treatment rooms by stocking them with appropriate supplies.
- Write reports, maintain research information, or perform clerical duties.
- Monitor animals recovering from surgery and notify veterinarians of any unusual changes or symptoms.
- Perform enemas, catheterizations, ear flushes, intravenous feedings, or gavages.
- Dust, spray, or bathe animals to control insect pests.
- Administer medication, immunizations, or blood plasma to animals as prescribed by veterinarians.
- Clean, maintain, and sterilize instruments or equipment.
- Record information relating to animal genealogy, feeding schedules, appearance, behavior, or breeding.
- Assist veterinarians in examining animals to determine the nature of illnesses or injuries.
- Provide emergency first aid to sick or injured animals.
- Perform routine laboratory tests or diagnostic tests, such as taking or developing x-rays.
- Administer anesthetics during surgery and monitor the effects on animals.
Related Technology & Tools
- Lead gloves
- Animal nail clippers
- Evacuated blood collection tubes
- Personal computers
- Injection syringes
- Benchtop centrifuges
- Pill counters
- Digital cameras
- Chemical sterilizers
- Retriever PACS
- Microchip readers
- Hematology analyzers
- Laboratory forceps
- Lead aprons
- Balling guns
- Specimen collection containers
- Bite gloves
- Veterinary immersion hydrotherapy equipment
- Veterinary vaccination syringes
- Steam autoclaves
- Animal razors
- Desktop computers
- Urine analysis equipment
- Veterinary anesthesia machines
- Multi-line telephone systems
- Muzzles
- Glass beakers
- Veterinary blood pressure cuffs
- Blood collection syringes
- Suture scissors
- Optical compound microscopes
- General purpose laboratory test tubes
- Commercial dryers
- Microhematocrit centrifuges
- Bandage scissors
- Mechanical stethoscopes
- Electronic animal scales
- Digital veterinary thermometers
- Handheld refractometers
- Laptop computers
- Urinometers
- X ray film processors
- Electric animal clippers
- Stationary veterinary x ray equipment
- Animal restraints
- X ray cassettes
- Commercial washing machines
- Tourniquets
- Microscope slides
- Digital veterinary x ray equipment
- Label printers
- Intravenous IV administration sets
- Microsoft Access
- IDEXX Laboratories IDEXX Cornerstone
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Excel
- Practice management software PMS
- Scheduling software
- McAllister Software Systems AVImark
- Microsoft Word
- Labeling software