Occupation Atlasofficial veterinarian
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/4ce42c3c-8a46-40b6-9274-1f5cee3c5cba
official veterinarian
Official veterinarians are professionals with a comprehensive scientific education. They have the authority to carry out, in an independent, ethical and personally responsible capacity all veterinary activities with particular focus on the health and welfare of animals and public health in accordance with national and international legislation. They are responsible for national animal disease eradication programmes, the protection of public health and food or animal inspection, animal movements, and import and export of live animals and their products.
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Job Zone
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Zone 5: Extensive Preparation Needed
Extensive preparation. Usually a graduate degree, with extensive skill, knowledge and experience — many of these occupations expect more than five years of experience.
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Occupational interest profile
IRCInvestigative · Realistic · Conventional — the three strongest interests, in order
- I Investigative6.93
- R Realistic5.24
- C Conventional3.36
- E Enterprising2.40
- S Social1.97
- A Artistic1.96
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Animal Scientists (19-1011.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its close O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (35)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- advise on animal welfare
- advise on livestock disease control
- anatomy of animals
- animal behaviour
- animal production science
- animal welfare
- animal welfare legislation
- apply animal hygiene practices
- apply veterinary epidemiology
- assess animal's condition
- biosecurity related to animals
- certify the performance of veterinary procedures
- comply with veterinary inspection standards
- conduct ante-mortem veterinary health inspection
- deal with challenging people
- develop media strategy
- develop zoonotic disease control policies
- evaluate information in the field of veterinary nursing
- follow environmentally sustainable work practices in the veterinary sector
- fundamental veterinary sciences
- handle veterinary emergencies
- issue certificates for animal products
- maintain veterinary clinical records
- make decisions regarding the animal's welfare
- manage animal biosecurity
- monitor the welfare of animals
- perform inspection analysis
- perform inspections of food-processing plants
- perform laboratory testing on samples of animals
- perform veterinary diagnosis
- physiology of animals
- regulate animal health standards
- safe work practices in a veterinary setting
- signs of animal illness
- veterinary clinical sciences
Optional (17)
- apply numeracy skills
- apply safe work practices in a veterinary setting
- calculate rates per hours
- collaborate with animal related professionals
- cope with challenging circumstances in the veterinary sector
- develop an animal handling strategy
- environmental enrichment for animals
- implement veterinary clinical governance
- interview animal owners on animals' conditions
- maintain administrative records in the veterinary office
- maintain relationships with animal welfare establishments
- manage infection control in the facility
- provide animal training
- provide mentorship
- take advantage of learning opportunities in veterinary science
- understand the animal's situation
- use different communication channels
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
Closest occupations
Compare any occupation →ESCO occupations that share the most of this occupation's 35 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
general veterinarian
25 shared · 28 more of its ownadvise on livestock disease control, apply veterinary epidemiology, certify the performance of veterinary procedures, conduct ante-mortem veterinary health inspection
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specialised veterinarian
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animal welfare inspector
16 shared · 10 more of its ownanimal production science, assess animal's condition, safe work practices in a veterinary setting, make decisions regarding the animal's welfare
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animal trainer
14 shared · 12 more of its ownsafe work practices in a veterinary setting, deal with challenging people, biosecurity related to animals, advise on animal welfare
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animal behaviourist
14 shared · 22 more of its ownsafe work practices in a veterinary setting, deal with challenging people, biosecurity related to animals, advise on animal welfare
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animal therapist
13 shared · 7 more of its owndeal with challenging people, biosecurity related to animals, advise on animal welfare, anatomy of animals
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animal embryo transfer technician
13 shared · 8 more of its ownanimal production science, safe work practices in a veterinary setting, biosecurity related to animals, anatomy of animals
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