Veterinary Technologists and Technicians

People in this career often have these skills:

• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
• Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.

People in this career often know a lot about:

• Medicine and Dentistry - Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
• Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Biology - Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.
• English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

People in this career often have talent in:

• Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
• Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

• Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
• Information Ordering - The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
• Speech Recognition - The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
• Speech Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.

People in this career often do these activities:

• Monitor patient conditions during treatments, procedures, or activities.
• Administer anesthetics or sedatives to control pain.
• Monitor patients following surgeries or other treatments.
• Maintain medical facility records.
• Test biological specimens to gather information about patient conditions.

• Prepare medications or medical solutions.
• Administer non-intravenous medications.
• Immunize patients.
• Position patients for treatment or examination.
• Treat medical emergencies.
• Sterilize medical equipment or instruments.
• Clean medical equipment or facilities.
• Assist healthcare practitioners during examinations or treatments.
• Treat dental problems or diseases.
• Administer basic health care or medical treatments.
• Collect biological specimens from patients.
• Prepare biological specimens for laboratory analysis.
• Prepare patients physically for medical procedures.
• Process x-rays or other medical images.
• Operate diagnostic imaging equipment.
• Communicate detailed medical information to patients or family members.
• Prepare medical supplies or equipment for use.
• Maintain medical equipment or instruments.
• Apply bandages, dressings, or splints.
• Schedule patient procedures or appointments.
• Provide health and wellness advice to patients, program participants, or caregivers.
• Maintain inventory of medical supplies or equipment.
• Order medical supplies or equipment.
• Train medical providers.
• Supervise patient care personnel.
• Merchandise healthcare products or services.
• Perform clerical work in medical settings.
• Process medical billing information.
• Assist patients with hygiene or daily living activities.
• Care for animals.

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