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Alternative animal therapist

Latest available data: December 2024 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Alternative animal therapist Animal acupuncturist Animal healer Animal homeopath Animal massage therapist Complementary animal therapist Holistic animal therapist Natural animal therapist

Alternative animal therapists investigate sick or injured small and large animals and provide an alternative healing treatment. They may use homeopathy or acupuncture and other alternative medicines or methods to heal the animal. Alternative animal therapists also advise treatments which strengthen the self-healing powers of animals.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Advising communities and individuals on the treatment of animals and their diseases and injuries;
(b) Conducting examinations of animals to make diagnoses or refer more difficult cases to veterinarians when needed;
(c) Treating ill or injured animals, especially for common diseases and disorders;
(d) Cleaning and sterilising examination tables and instruments and preparing materials used in the examination and treatment of animals;
(e) Carrying out technical tasks connected with artificial insemination of animals;
(f) Getting animals ready for examination or treatment and restraining or holding them during treatment;
(g) Assisting veterinarians to administer anaesthetics and oxygen during treatment;
(h) Placing animals in cages for recovery from operations and monitoring their condition;
(i) Producing radiographs, collecting samples and performing other laboratory tests to assist in diagnosis of animal health problems;
(j) Performing routine animal dental procedures and assisting veterinarians with animal dentistry.

Knowledge

  • Veterinary
  • Law
  • Biology
  • Crop and livestock production
  • Care of the elderly and of disabled adults

Digital competencies

  • Providing therapy or veterinary treatment for animals
  • Tending and breeding animals
  • Diagnosing health conditions
  • Complying with health and safety procedures
  • Monitoring health conditions of humans and animals

Digital competencies

No skills and knowledge of the occupation have been found. Only skills and knowledge relevant and requested by companies in their job offers are displayed.

Personal competencies

  • Processing information, ideas and concepts
  • Maintaining a positive attitude
  • Supporting others
  • Taking a proactive approach
  • Collaborating in teams and networks

Professional groups of the occupation

Technicians and associate professionals

Health associate professionals

Veterinary technicians and assistants

Veterinary technicians and assistants

Other occupations of the professional group

Do you want to know the demand for this occupation in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Veterinary technicians and assistants

282

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

34,81%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

30,56% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

69,50%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

39,72%

Part-time contracts

1,20% Turnover index

202

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

2%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Health associate professionals

27%

73%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Health associate professionals

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Veterinary technicians and assistants

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Veterinary technicians and assistants

No experience
11%
Less than 1 year
19%
Between 1 and 2 years
19%
Between 2 and 4 years
35%
Between 4 and 8 years
4%
More than 8 years
12%
Activitats professionals, científiques i tècniques
26%
Activitats administratives i serveis auxiliars
23%
Educació
13%
Activitats sanitàries i de serveis socials
12%
Comerç a l'engròs i al detall; reparació de vehicles de motor i motocicletes
6%
Altres
20%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.