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Animal therapist
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Animal therapists provide a therapeutic treatment following veterinary diagnosis or referral.
Tasks
Tasks include -
(a) Determining the presence and nature of abnormal conditions by physical examination, laboratory testing and through diagnostic imaging techniques including radiography and ultrasound;
(b) Treating animals medically and surgically, and administering and prescribing drugs, analgesics, and general and local anaesthetics;
(c) Performing surgery, dressing wounds and setting broken bones;
(d) Rendering obstetric and dental services to animals;
(e) Participating in programmes designed to prevent the occurrence and spread of animal diseases;
(f) Inoculating animals against, and testing for, infectious diseases and notifying authorities of outbreaks of infectious animal diseases;
(g) Performing autopsies to determine cause of death;
(h) Advising clients on health, nutrition and feeding, hygiene, breeding and care of animals;
(i) Providing euthanasia services for animals.
Knowledge
- Veterinary
- Law
- Biology
- Crop and livestock production
- Care of the elderly and of disabled adults
Digital competencies
- Tending and breeding animals
- Providing therapy or veterinary treatment for animals
- Maintaining and enforcing physical security
- Diagnosing health conditions
- Complying with health and safety procedures
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
- Taking a proactive approach
- Demonstrating willingness to learn
- Processing information, ideas and concepts
- Maintaining a positive attitude
- Supporting others
Professional groups of the occupation
Professionals
Health professionals
Veterinarians
Veterinarians
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
Veterinarians
315
Number of contracts in Barcelonès
36,21%
Percentage of contracts in Catalonia
9,76% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès
76,19%
Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès
32,70%
Part-time contracts
1,22% Turnover index
38
Average of job seekers in Barcelonès
-13%
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 professionals
29%
71%
Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia
Contracts by age groups.
Health 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
Veterinarians
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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?
Veterinarians
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.
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