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.

On the job, you would:

• Treat sick or injured animals by prescribing medication, setting bones, dressing wounds, or performing surgery.
• Inoculate animals against various diseases, such as rabies or distemper.
• Examine animals to detect and determine the nature of diseases or injuries.

Education

• doctoral degree
• post-doctoral training

Health

• medicine and dentistry

Math and Science

• biology
• arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics

Business

• customer service
• human resources (HR)

Arts and Humanities

• English language

Basic Skills

• listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
• reading work related information

Problem Solving

• 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
• measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it

Realistic

People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.

• Integrity
• Attention to Detail
• Analytical Thinking
• Stress Tolerance
• Dependability
• Cooperation

Verbal

• communicate by speaking
• listen and understand what people say

Ideas and Logic

• make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
• notice when problems happen

Math

• choose the right type of math to solve a problem
• add, subtract, multiply, or divide

Hand and Finger Use

• put together small parts with your fingers