Part IV: Descriptions of the 50 Best Jobs for Each Personality Type _______________________________Work Env ironment : Indoors; noisy; contaminants;
disease or infections; standing; using hands on
objects, tools, or controls.and that comply with applicable government regu-
lations. Conduct postmortem studies and analyses
to determine the causes of animals’ deaths. Perform
administrative duties such as scheduling appoint-
ments, accepting payments from clients, and main-
taining business records. Drive mobile clinic vans to
farms so that health problems can be treated or pre-
vented. Direct the overall operations of animal hos-
pitals, clinics, or mobile services to farms. Specialize
in a particular type of treatment such as dentistry,
pathology, nutrition, surgery, microbiology, or inter-
nal medicine. Inspect and test horses, sheep, poultry,
and other animals to detect the presence of com-
municable diseases. Research diseases to which ani-
mals could be susceptible. Plan and execute animal
nutrition and reproduction programs. Inspect ani-
mal housing facilities to determine their cleanliness
and adequacy. Determine the eff ects of drug thera-
pies, antibiotics, or new surgical techniques by test-
ing them on animals.
GOE—Interest Area/Cluster: 08. Health Science.
Work Group: 08.05. Animal Care. Other Jobs in
! is Work Group: Animal Breeders; Animal Train-
ers; Nonfarm Animal Caretakers; Veterinary Assis-
tants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers; Veterinary
Technologists and Technicians.
Skills: Science; Management of Financial Resources;
Reading Comprehension; Judgment and Decision
Making; Complex Problem Solving; Management of
Personnel Resources; Equipment Selection; Manage-
ment of Material Resources.
Education and Training Programs: Ve ter i n a r y
Medicine (DVM); Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary
Clinical Sciences, General (Cert, MS, PhD); Veter-
inary Anatomy (Cert, MS, PhD); Veterinary Phys-
iology (Cert, MS, PhD); Veterinary Microbiology
and Immunobiology (Cert, MS, PhD); Veterinary
Pathology and Pathobiology (Cert, MS, PhD); Vet-
erinary Toxicology and Pharmacology (Cert, MS,
PhD); Large Animal/Food Animal and Equine Sur-
gery and Medicine (Cert, MS, PhD); others. Related
Knowledge/Courses: Biology; Medicine and Den-
tistry; Chemistry; # erapy and Counseling; Sales
and Marketing; Customer and Personal Service.