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name, description
| name | description |
|---|---|
| veterinary-technician | Occupational skill for the role 'veterinary technician' (also: veterinary assistant, veterinary auxiliary, veterinary practice technician, vet technician, vet's technician, vet practice technician). Use when the user asks for typical veterinary technician work such as: Maintain controlled drug inventory and related log books.; Supervise or train veterinary students or other staff members.; Monitor medical supplies and place orders when inventory is low. |
Veterinary Technician
Veterinary technicians provide the technical and administrative support to the veterinarian in accordance with national legislation.
Core workflow
- Maintain controlled drug inventory and related log books.
- Supervise or train veterinary students or other staff members.
- Monitor medical supplies and place orders when inventory is low.
- Restrain animals during exams or procedures.
- Discuss medical health of pets with clients, such as post-operative status.
- Schedule appointments and procedures for animals.
- Administer anesthesia to animals, under the direction of a veterinarian, and monitor animals' responses to anesthetics so that dosages can be adjusted.
- Care for and monitor the condition of animals recovering from surgery.
How to use this skill
- Read references/profile.md for the occupation profile and scope.
- Consult references/tasks.md for the full task and activity inventory.
- Check references/skills.md for essential vs. optional competences.
- Check references/tools.md for the software commonly used in this role.
- See references/ai-skills.md — matched external AI agent skills (per-source attribution).
Key competences (essential)
- anatomy of animals
- animal behaviour
- animal welfare
- animal welfare legislation
- apply safe work practices in a veterinary setting
- assist in administering veterinary anaesthetics
- assist in general veterinary medical procedures
- assist in the administration of fluids to animals
- assist the veterinary surgeon as a scrub nurse
- biosecurity related to animals
- control animal movement
- deal with challenging people
- environmental enrichment for animals
- handle veterinary emergencies
- maintain work environments in a veterinary practice
Hot technologies
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
Hot technologies
Top tools from 61 gated job ads (see references/market.md, as of 2026-07-20):
- MRI — 13 %
- CT scan — 10 %
- practice management software — 10 %
- ventilator — 8 %
- ultrasound — 7 %
- dialysis — 5 %
- ICU — 5 %
- Microsoft Office — 5 %
- Plumbs App — 5 %
- VetBloom — 5 %
Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/99ebf2c2-1811-4c77-b2e6-7008cba29ea0), ONET 30.3 (29-2056.00). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*