VETERINARY TECHNICIAN JOB PROFILE

Veterinary Technicians work with licensed veterinarians to provide health care and medical treatment to animals. They perform routine taks in the laboratory and clinic, they record the animals' information, assist in diagnostic, medical, and surgical procedures, and provide specialized nursing care.

Veterinary Technicians are a great help to veterinarians. Trained technicians have the skills necessary to provide many types of patient care and perform many laboratory procedures. Veterinary technicians are also in demand in biomedical research, diagnostic laboratories, teaching facilities, zoos, humane societies, and animal shelters. They may be employed as herd health managers on farms, or be assigned to the canine corps in the military. Other opportunities also exist in wildlife medicine, as well as pharmaceutical and veterinary supplies sales.

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