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What a veterinary technician is, the duties and responsibilities of the job, and what vet techs can and can't do — plus credentials, settings, and pay.
A veterinarian is a licensed DVM or VMD who diagnoses, prescribes and performs surgery.
Job duties, responsibilities, practice types, the path in and pay.
An emergency veterinarian (ER vet) is a licensed DVM who treats urgent and critical cases on shift-based hours.
Duties, credentials, ACVECC, jobs, and pay.
A relief veterinarian is a licensed DVM who covers shifts at multiple practices on contract instead of one staff job.
The role, licensing, and pay.
Practice managers run the business side of an animal hospital — staffing, inventory, compliance and the P&L.
Also titled hospital manager.
No licence required.
What a veterinary assistant does: duties and responsibilities area by area, job requirements, the role defined — and pay.
No state credential usually required.
What a veterinary receptionist (CSR) does day to day, the full duties list, and what the job pays — BLS all-industries median $38,010 a year, $18.27 an hour.
A kennel attendant (also: kennel assistant, kennel worker) feeds, waters, cleans and exercises animals, often overnight.
Duties, requirements and BLS pay.
An animal care technician feeds, cleans and monitors animals in shelters, research labs and hospitals — no credential needed.
Duties, pay and how to get hired.
A laboratory animal technician cares for research animals at universities, pharma and CROs.
Duties, AALAS certification, pay and how to move from clinic work.
Clinical veterinary social work takes an MSW and a state license.
The job — pet loss, euthanasia decisions, team wellbeing — plus pay and the path in.