advising communities and individuals on the treatment of animals and their diseases and injuries
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Veterinary Technicians and Assistants
Veterinary technicians and assistants carry out advisory, diagnostic, preventive and curative veterinary tasks, more limited in scope and complexity than those carried out by veterinarians. They care for animals under treatment and in temporary residence at veterinary facilities and assist veterinarians to perform procedures and operations.
3 Technicians and Associate Professionals / 32 Health Associate Professionals / All level 3
conducting examinations of animals to make diagnoses or refer more difficult cases to veterinarians when needed
treating ill or injured animals, especially for common diseases and disorders
cleaning and sterilizing examination tables and instruments and preparing materials used in the examination and treatment of animals
carrying out technical tasks connected with artificial insemination of animals
getting animals ready for examination or treatment and restraining or holding them during treatment
assisting veterinarians to administer anaesthetics and oxygen during treatment
placing animals in cages for recovery from operations and monitoring their condition.
Included occupations
Occupations in this minor group are classified into the following unit group:
3240 Veterinary Technicians and Assistants