Veterinarians

• Treat sick or injured animals by prescribing medication, setting bones, dressing wounds, or performing surgery.
• Collect body tissue, feces, blood, urine, or other body fluids for examination and analysis.
• Inoculate animals against various diseases such as rabies or distemper.
• Counsel clients about the deaths of their pets or about euthanasia decisions for their pets.
• Operate diagnostic equipment, such as radiographic or ultrasound equipment, and interpret the resulting images.
• Advise animal owners regarding sanitary measures, feeding, general care, medical conditions, or treatment options.
• Educate the public about diseases that can be spread from animals to humans.
• Attend lectures, conferences, or continuing education courses.
• Establish or conduct quarantine or testing procedures that prevent the spread of diseases to other animals or to humans and that comply with applicable government regulations.
• Euthanize animals.
• Train or supervise workers who handle or care for animals.
• Research diseases to which animals could be susceptible.
• Plan or execute animal nutrition or reproduction programs.
• Perform administrative or business management tasks, such as scheduling appointments, accepting payments from clients, budgeting, or maintaining business records.
• Conduct postmortem studies and analyses to determine the causes of animals' deaths.

Source: O*NET OnLine information for Veterinarians.

• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• 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.
• Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
• Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people.
• Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.

Source: O*NET OnLine information for Veterinarians.