Occupation Atlasveterinary nurse
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/24f1eb3a-e99c-4c38-9bda-ba2ba6bf9fa4
veterinary nurse
Veterinary nurses support animals undergoing veterinary treatment and give advice to veterinary clients in the promotion of animal health and disease prevention in accordance with national legislation.
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Job Zone
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- 4
- 5
Zone 2: Some Preparation Needed
Some preparation. Usually a high school diploma, some previous work-related skill or experience, and a few months to a year of training with experienced workers.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
RICRealistic · Investigative · Conventional — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic6.33
- I Investigative4.25
- C Conventional3.96
- S Social3.51
- A Artistic1.00
- E Enterprising1.00
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 Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers (31-9096.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its exact O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (45)
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.
- administer treatment to animals
- anatomy of animals
- animal behaviour
- animal recovery procedures
- animal welfare
- animal welfare legislation
- apply safe work practices in a veterinary setting
- assess animal behaviour
- assist in administering veterinary anaesthetics
- assist in general veterinary medical procedures
- assist the veterinary surgeon as a scrub nurse
- biosecurity related to animals
- collaborate with animal related professionals
- control animal movement
- environmental enrichment for animals
- evaluate information in the field of veterinary nursing
- first aid for animals
- handle veterinary emergencies
- handle veterinary patients
- hospitalised animal nursing care
- maintain veterinary clinical records
- manage animal biosecurity
- manage animal welfare
- manage clinical environments
- manage infection control in the facility
- manage personal professional development
- monitor the welfare of animals
- physiology of animals
- practise veterinary professional codes of conduct
- prepare animals for anaesthesia
- prepare animals for veterinary surgery
- prepare environment for veterinary surgery
- prepare veterinary anaesthetic equipment
- protect health and safety when handling animals
- provide first aid to animals
- provide mentorship
- provide nursing care for animals in recovery
- provide nursing care for hospitalised animals
- provide support to veterinary clients
- safe work practices in a veterinary setting
- signs of animal illness
- supply veterinary medicine
- support veterinary diagnostic imaging procedures
- support veterinary diagnostic procedures
- treat animals ethically
Optional (15)
- administer appointments
- animal production science
- apply numeracy skills
- cope with challenging circumstances in the veterinary sector
- deal with challenging people
- follow work schedule
- handle customer complaints
- maintain administrative records in the veterinary office
- maintain stocks of veterinary materials
- make decisions regarding the animal's welfare
- manage veterinary practice waiting area
- plan schedule
- process payments
- understand the animal's situation
- veterinary terminology
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 45 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
veterinary technician
26 shared · 4 more of its ownassist in administering veterinary anaesthetics, assist the veterinary surgeon as a scrub nurse, prepare animals for anaesthesia, prepare animals for veterinary surgery
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general veterinarian
20 shared · 33 more of its ownevaluate information in the field of veterinary nursing, practise veterinary professional codes of conduct, maintain veterinary clinical records, manage animal welfare
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animal handler
18 shared · 6 more of its ownmanage animal welfare, treat animals ethically, safe work practices in a veterinary setting, environmental enrichment for animals
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specialised veterinarian
18 shared · 26 more of its ownevaluate information in the field of veterinary nursing, practise veterinary professional codes of conduct, maintain veterinary clinical records, manage animal welfare
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animal trainer
17 shared · 9 more of its ownpractise veterinary professional codes of conduct, treat animals ethically, safe work practices in a veterinary setting, environmental enrichment for animals
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animal care attendant
17 shared · 11 more of its ownmanage animal welfare, safe work practices in a veterinary setting, environmental enrichment for animals, apply safe work practices in a veterinary setting
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animal behaviourist
17 shared · 19 more of its ownmanage animal welfare, safe work practices in a veterinary setting, environmental enrichment for animals, apply safe work practices in a veterinary setting
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alternative animal therapist
16 shared · 6 more of its ownprotect health and safety when handling animals, treat animals ethically, environmental enrichment for animals, apply safe work practices in a veterinary setting
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