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_____________________________________________________ Investigative Occupations: Veterinarians

Investigative–

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Economics and Accounting; Personnel and Human

Resources; Clerical Practices.

Work Environment: Indoors; noisy; sitting.

Veterinarians

! Personality Code: IR

! Education/Training Required: First

professional degree

! Annual Earnings: $75,230

! Beginning Wage: $44,150

! Earnings Growth Potential: High

! Growth: 35.0%

! Annual Job Openings: 5,301

! Self-Employed: 17.1%

! Part-Time: 13.4%

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 pro-

duction of commercial products, or rendering of

technical services to commercial fi rms or other

organizations. Includes veterinarians who inspect

livestock. Examine animals to detect and determine

the nature of diseases or injuries. Treat sick or injured

animals by prescribing medication, setting bones,

dressing wounds, or performing surgery. Inoculate

animals against various diseases such as rabies and

distemper. Collect body tissue, feces, blood, urine,

or other body fl uids for examination and analysis.

Operate diagnostic equipment such as radiographic

and ultrasound equipment and interpret the result-

ing images. Advise animal owners regarding sani-

tary measures, feeding, and general care necessary to

promote health of animals. Educate the public about

diseases that can be spread from animals to humans.

Tr a i n a nd super v i se worker s who h a nd le a nd c a re for

animals. Provide care to a wide range of animals or

specialize in a particular species, such as horses or

exotic birds. Euthanize animals. Establish and con-

duct quarantine and testing procedures that prevent

the spread of diseases to other animals or to humans

to gather information about survey topics. Conduct
surveys and collect data, using methods such as inter-
views, questionnaires, focus groups, market analy-
sis surveys, public opinion polls, literature reviews,
and fi le reviews. Collaborate with other researchers
in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of
surveys. Direct and review the work of staff mem-
bers, including survey support staff and interviewers
who gather survey data. Monitor and evaluate survey
progress and performance, using sample disposition
reports and response rate calculations. Produce docu-
mentation of the questionnaire development process,
data collection methods, sampling designs, and deci-
sions related to sample statistical weighting. Deter-
mine and specify details of survey projects, including
sources of information, procedures to be used, and
the design of survey instruments and materials. Sup-
port, plan, and coordinate operations for single or
multiple surveys. Direct updates and changes in sur-
vey implementation and methods. Hire and train
recruiters and data collectors. Write training manu-
als to be used by survey interviewers.

GOE—Interest Area/Cluster: 06. Finance and
Insurance. Work Group: 06.02. Finance/Insurance
Investigation and Analysis. O t he r Job s i n! is Work
Group: Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate;
Appraisers, Real Estate; Assessors; Claims Adjusters,
Examiners, and Investigators; Claims Examiners,
Property and Casualty Insurance; Cost Estima-
tors; Credit Analysts; Financial Analysts; Insurance
Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators; Insurance
Appraisers, Auto Damage; Insurance Underwriters;
Loan Counselors; Loan Offi cers; Market Research
Analysts.

Skills: Management of Financial Resources; Man-
agement of Personnel Resources; Time Management;
Writing; Persua sion; Mat hematic s; Complex Prob-
lem Solving; Active Learning.

Education and Training Programs: Econom-
ics, General; Applied Economics; Business/Man-
agerial Economics; Marketing Research. Related
Knowledge/Courses: Administration and Manage-
ment; Sociology and Anthropology; Mathematics;