Diagnose and treat diseases and dysfunctions of animals. May engage in a particular function, such as research and development, consultation, administration, technical writing, sale or production of commercial products, or rendering of technical services to commercial firms or other organizations. Includes veterinarians who inspect livestock.

• Veterinarian
• Veterinarian, Laboratory Animal Care
• Veterinarian, Poultry
• Veterinary Anatomist
• Veterinary Epidemiologist
• Veterinary Livestock Inspector
• Veterinary Meat-Inspector
• Veterinary Microbiologist
• Veterinary Parasitologist
• Veterinary Pathologist
• Veterinary Pharmacologist
• Veterinary Physiologist
• Veterinary Virus-Serum Inspector
• Zoo Veterinarian

• Advise animal owners regarding sanitary measures, feeding, and general care necessary to promote health of animals.
• Collect body tissue, feces, blood, urine, or other body fluids for examination and analysis.
• Conduct postmortem studies and analyses to determine the causes of animals' deaths.
• Determine the effects of drug therapies, antibiotics, or new surgical techniques by testing them on animals.
• Direct the overall operations of animal hospitals, clinics, or mobile services to farms.
• Drive mobile clinic vans to farms so that health problems can be treated or prevented.
• Educate the public about diseases that can be spread from animals to humans.
• Establish and conduct quarantine and testing procedures that prevent the spread of diseases to other animals or to humans, and that comply with applicable government regulations.
• Euthanize animals.
• Examine animals to detect and determine the nature of diseases or injuries.
• Inoculate animals against various diseases such as rabies and distemper.
• Inspect and test horses, sheep, poultry, and other animals to detect the presence of communicable diseases.
• Inspect animal housing facilities to determine their cleanliness and adequacy.
• Operate diagnostic equipment such as radiographic and ultrasound equipment, and interpret the resulting images.
• Perform administrative duties such as scheduling appointments, accepting payments from clients, and maintaining business records.
• Plan and execute animal nutrition and reproduction programs.
• Provide care to a wide range of animals or specialize in a particular species, such as horses or exotic birds.
• Research diseases to which animals could be susceptible.
• Specialize in a particular type of treatment such as dentistry, pathology, nutrition, surgery, microbiology, or internal medicine.
• Train and supervise workers who handle and care for animals.
• Treat sick or injured animals by prescribing medication, setting bones, dressing wounds, or performing surgery.

• administer anesthetics
• administer injections
• administer medications or treatments
• advise animal owners regarding treatment of animals
• analyze medical data
• analyze patient activity
• apply traction
• calculate medical dosages
• communicate technical information
• conduct medical tests
• diagnose medical condition of patient
• diagnose spinal misalignments
• draw blood
• examine animals to detect illness, disease, or injury
• follow infectious materials procedures
• follow patient care procedures
• follow surgical procedures
• identify animal species
• identify livestock characteristics
• interpret medical laboratory test results
• make decisions
• make presentations on health or medical issues
• observe patient condition
• obtain information from clients, customers, or patients
• perform animal euthanasia
• perform minor surgery
• position patient for therapy
• prepare patient reports
• prescribe or recommend drugs, medical devices or other forms of treatment
• recognize disease or parasites in animals
• teach food or nutrition principles
• treat medical condition of patient
• understand animal habits or needs
• understand properties or composition of drugs
• use animal disease control techniques
• use clinical problem solving techniques
• use knowledge of investigation techniques
• use knowledge of medical terminology
• use medical diagnostic techniques
• use research methodology procedures in health care
• use sanitation practices in health care settings