Veterinarians
Diagnose, treat, or research diseases and injuries of animals. Includes veterinarians who conduct research and development, inspect livestock, or care for pets and companion animals.
Also called: Associate Veterinarian, Equine Vet (Equine Veterinarian), Veterinarian (VET), Veterinary Medicine Doctor (DVM)
Knowledge:
- biology
- arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
- customer service
- management
Skills:
- using scientific rules and strategies to solve problems
- reading work related information
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
People and Technology Systems
- thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
Abilites:
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
- notice when problems happen
- keep your arm or hand steady
- put together small parts with your fingers
- pay attention to something without being distracted
Personality:
Description: People interested in this work like activities that include ideas, thinking, and figuring things out.
They do well at jobs that need
- Integrity
- Dependability
- Attention to Detail
- Stress Tolerance
- Concern for Others
- Self Control
Technology:
- American Data Systems PAWS Veterinary Practice Management
- InformaVet ALIS-VET
Data base user interface and query software
- IDEXX Laboratories IDEXX VPM
- Microsoft Access