Perform medical tests in a laboratory environment for use in the treatment and diagnosis of diseases in animals. Prepare vaccines and serums for prevention of diseases. Prepare tissue samples, take blood samples, and execute laboratory tests, such as urinalysis and blood counts. Clean and sterilize instruments and materials and maintain equipment and machines.

Other names for Veterinary Technologists and Technicians: Animal Technician, Certified Veterinary Technician, Clinical Laboratory Scientist, Clinical Researcher, Licensed Veterinary Technician (LVT), Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT), Surgery Technician (Surgery Tech), Veterinary Assistant, Veterinary Laboratory Technician (Veterinary Lab Tech), Veterinary Nurse, Veterinary Technician (Vet Tech), X Ray Operator,

• Perform laboratory tests on blood, urine, and feces, such as urinalyses and blood counts, to assist in the diagnosis and treatment of animal health problems.
• Administer emergency first aid, such as performing emergency resuscitation or other life saving procedures.
• Collect, prepare, and label samples for laboratory testing, culture, or microscopic examination.
• Clean and sterilize instruments, equipment, and materials.
• Provide veterinarians with the correct equipment and instruments, as needed.
• Fill prescriptions, measuring medications and labeling containers.
• Prepare animals for surgery, performing such tasks as shaving surgical areas.
• Take animals into treatment areas, and assist with physical examinations by performing such duties as obtaining temperature, pulse, and respiration data.
• Observe the behavior and condition of animals, and monitor their clinical symptoms.
• Take and develop diagnostic radiographs, using x-ray equipment.
• Maintain laboratory, research, and treatment records, as well as inventories of pharmaceuticals, equipment, and supplies.
• Give enemas and perform catheterizations, ear flushes, intravenous feedings, and gavages.
• Prepare treatment rooms for surgery.
• Administer anesthesia to animals, under the direction of a veterinarian, and monitor animals' responses to anesthetics so that dosages can be adjusted.
• Care for and monitor the condition of animals recovering from surgery.
• Prepare and administer medications, vaccines, serums, and treatments, as prescribed by veterinarians.
• Maintain instruments, equipment, and machinery to ensure proper working condition.
• Perform dental work such as cleaning, polishing, and extracting teeth.
• Clean kennels, animal holding areas, surgery suites, examination rooms, and animal loading/unloading facilities to control the spread of disease.
• Provide information and counseling regarding issues such as animal health care, behavior problems, and nutrition.
• Provide assistance with animal euthanasia and the disposal of remains.
• Dress and suture wounds, and apply splints and other protective devices.
• Perform a variety of office, clerical, and accounting duties, such as reception, billing, bookkeeping, or selling products.
• Bathe animals, clip nails or claws, and brush and cut animals' hair.
• Conduct specialized procedures such as animal branding or tattooing, and hoof trimming.

• Intubation forceps
• Medical oxygen masks or parts
• Intubation stylets
• Nebulizers or accessories
• Emergency medical services suction units or accessories
• Resuscitation masks or accessories
• Ambulances
• Medical syringes with needles
• Animal catching devices
• Animal catching devices
• Veterinary electrocardiograph ECG
• Veterinary nail trimmers or cutters
• Animal catching devices
• Anti shock garments
• Arterial line catheters
• Artificial airway holders
• Chemistry analyzers
• Laboratory diluters
• Veterinary injection or suction units or accessories
• Emergency medical services suction units or accessories
• Benchtop centrifuges
• Protective gloves
• Blood collection syringes
• Blood gas analyzers
• Blood pressure recording units
• Non vacuum blood collection tubes or containers
• Restraints
• Medical aspiration or irrigation syringes
• Air rifles or air handguns
• Orthopedic splint systems
• Cardiac output CO monitoring units or accessories
• Animal husbandry equipment
• Medical oxygen masks or parts
• Coagulation analyzers
• Medical computed tomography CT or CAT scanners or tubes
• Emergency medical services tracheal tube or cricothyrotomy kits
• Laryngoscopes or accessories
• Laryngoscopes or accessories
• Air rifles or air handguns
• Animal husbandry equipment
• Dental probes
• Dental hand pieces or accessories
• Dental probes
• Desktop computers
• Manual or electronic hematology differential cell counters
• Digital cameras
• Veterinary clinical thermometers
• Medical x ray units for general diagnostic use
• Animal shearing or clipping equipment
• Electrocardiography EKG units
• Animal weighing scales
• Manual or electronic hematology differential cell counters
• Electrosurgical or electrocautery equipment or accessories or related products
• Endotracheal tubes
• Enema kits or accessories
• Enteral feeding administration sets
• Hypodermic injection apparatus or accessories
• Intubation gauges or guides
• Esophageal tubes
• Vacuum blood collection tubes or containers
• Cardiac pacemaker generators or implantable defibrillators or accessories
• Medical gas cylinders or related devices
• Emergency medical services suction units or accessories
• Chemical or gas sterilizers
• Glucose monitors or meters
• Handheld refractometers or polarimeters
• Harnesses or its accessories
• Emergency medical services head immobilizers
• Hemocytometers
• Animal husbandry equipment
• Veterinary nail trimmers or cutters
• Nebulizers or accessories
• Hypodermic needles
• Medical syringes with needles
• Medical oxygen masks or parts
• Analgesic infusion sets or kits
• Needleless intraveneous injection syringe sets or injection cannulas
• Emergency medical services intravenous IV kits
• Intravenous tubing with catheter administration kits
• Intravenous or arterial cannulas or accessories
• Intravenous infusion pumps for general use
• Forced air or mechanical convection general purpose incubators
• Laboratory balances
• Notebook computers
• Laryngoscopes or accessories
• Medical radiological shielding aprons or masks or drapes
• Medical radiological shielding gloves
• Medical radiological shielding aprons or masks or drapes
• Extremity restraints
• Mobile or transportable medical linear accelerators
• Intravenous or arterial arm boards
• Medical magnetic resonance imaging MRI scanners
• Medical x ray darkroom equipment or supplies
• Intermittent positive pressure breathing IPPB machines
• Mechanical stethoscopes or accessories
• Anti shock garments
• Microcentrifuges
• Microscope slides
• Emergency response litters or stretchers or accessories
• Medical syringes with needles
• Muzzles
• Nasopharyngeal tubes
• Nebulizers or accessories
• Restraints
• Notebook computers
• Emergency medical services obstetrics kits
• Cardiopulmonary resuscitation CPR protective shields or masks
• Ophthalmic tonometers or accessories
• Ophthalmoscopes or otoscopes or scope sets
• Binocular light compound microscopes
• Osmometers
• Ophthalmoscopes or otoscopes or scope sets
• Oxygen therapy delivery system products accessories or its supplies
• Medical nasal cannulae
• Periodontal curettes
• Personal computers
• Cardiac output CO monitoring units or accessories
• Medical gas cylinders or related devices
• Medical x ray units for general diagnostic use
• Hypodermic injection apparatus or accessories
• Intravenous infusion pumps for general use
• Dental finishing or polishing discs
• Facial shields
• Pulse oximeter units
• Medical radiation films or badges
• Respiratory monitoring kits or its accessories
• Emergency resuscitator or aspirator kits
• Orthopedic splint systems
• Finger ring removers
• Intravenous or arterial tubing adapters or connectors or locks or caps or protectors
• Butterfly needles
• Automated external defibrillators AED or hard paddles
• Intravenous or arterial arm boards
• Hammers
• Specimen collectors
• Orthopedic splint systems
• Cages or its accessories
• Emergency response litters or stretchers or accessories
• Medical x ray units for general diagnostic use
• Steam autoclaves or sterilizers
• Mechanical stethoscopes or accessories
• Laryngoscopes or accessories
• Laryngoscopes or accessories
• Emergency response litters or stretchers or accessories
• Surgical calipers or rulers
• Surgical retractors for general use
• Surgical scalpels or knives or blades or trephines or accessories
• Suture needles
• Suture removers
• Tablet computers
• Electrocardiography EKG transmitter or telemetry or accessories
• Tourniquets
• Oxygen insufflator or its accessories
• Emergency medical services triage tags
• Veterinary blood pressure testers
• Dental scalers or accessories
• Ultrasonic cleaning equipment
• Urinary catheterization kits or accessories
• Needleless vial or bag withdrawal cannulas or adapters or decanters
• Steam autoclaves or sterilizers
• Blood collection needles
• Anesthesia sets or kits
• Dental x ray units
• Veterinary castration instruments
• Full body immersion hydrotherapy baths or tanks
• Veterinary speculums
• Surgical blanket or solution warming cabinets or accessories
• Veterinary injection or suction units or accessories
• Medical ultrasound or doppler or pulse echo or echography units for general diagnostic use
• Veterinary speculums
• Needleless vial or bag withdrawal cannulas or adapters or decanters
• Flow sensors or regulators or components
• Medical x ray film or cassettes for general use
• Medical x ray darkroom equipment or supplies
• Medical x ray intensifying screens
• Medical radiological positioning aids for general radiological use

Office suite software

Word processing software

Spreadsheet software

Data base user interface and query software

Medical software

Internet browser software

Electronic mail software