Technologists and Technicians in Animal Health
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Job description
These individuals help veterinarians assess, treat, and care for animals. This group includes supervisory positions. They work in:
- Veterinary clinics and hospitals
- Research laboratories
- The pharmaceutical industry
- Pounds
- Humane societies
- Zoological gardens
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
- Equipment, machinery, tools
- Biological agents
- Odours
- Radiation
- Uncontrolled ambient temperature
Main tasks
- Provide care for animals, rehabilitate them, and dress their wounds.
- Handle, restrain, and care for animals during treatment and surgery.
- Take X-rays, collect, and analyze samples as well as perform other laboratory tests.
- Assist the veterinarian before, during, and after operations as well as clean the room after operations.
- Prepare and administer medications, vaccines, and treatments prescribed by the veterinarian.
- Perform specialized tasks (e.g. animal identification).
- Advise clients on animal health care (nutrition, home care, etc.).
- Participate in laboratory research.
- Perform routine dental procedures and assist veterinary dentists.
Advancement and mobility
- Experience leads to supervisory positions.
Hourly wage
The hourly wage is calculated by averaging wages from 2022 to 2024.- Minimum
- $18.60
- Median
- $22.50
- Maximum
- $30.00
Job prospects for 2024-2028
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Job prospects for 2024-2028
Job prospects
All of Québec
Non available
Limited
Good
Very good
Very good
All of Québec
Non available
Limited
Good
Very good
Non available
Total jobs for 2023
All of Québec
5,000
All of Québec
na
Gender distribution
All of Québec
Not available.
- 92.3% Female
- 7.7% Male
Not available.
- 92.3% Female
- 7.7% Male
Job types
All of Québec
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2020
All of Québec
$40,800
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- Non traditional for men
- None
All of Québec
- Non traditional for men
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 5418, 541977% of jobs
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NAICS 5416, 541710% of jobs
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NAICS 615% of jobs
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NAICS 621, 622, 6232% of jobs
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NAICS 812% of jobs
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Others4% of jobs
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 5418, 541977% of jobs
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NAICS 5416, 541710% of jobs
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NAICS 615% of jobs
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NAICS 621, 622, 6232% of jobs
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NAICS 812% of jobs
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Others4% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
Most training programs are offered in French only.
College
DCS in animal Health Technology
Code : 145A0
Placement rate: 87.4%
11.3% of graduates pursue further studies
Also required
- Membership in the Ordre des technologues professionnels du Québec (OTPQ [Quebec Order of Technologists]) to use the title of technologist.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Information processing
- Active listening
- Critical thought
- Reading comprehension
- Oral expression
- Result evaluation
- Judgment and decision-making
- Active learning
- Coordination
- Written expression
- Service oriented
- Solving complex problems
- Time management
- Social perception
- Science
Abilities
- Verbal skills
- Oral comprehension
- Deductive reasoning
- Awareness of issues
- Written comprehension
- Information organization
- Speech recognition
- Near vision
- Inductive reasoning
- Speech clarity
- Classification
- Digital dexterity
- Written expression
- Processing flexibility
- Manual dexterity
- Core strength
- Hand-arm stability
- Auditory attention
- Selective attention
- Basic numeracy
- Static muscle power
- Time sharing
- Mathematical reasoning
- Perception speed
- Physical flexibility in extension
Knowledge and attributes
- Autonomy
- Sense of responsibility
- Spoken and written bilingualism (French and English)
- Knowledge of customer and personalized services
- Honesty
- Capacity to work in a team
- Rigour
- Vitality
- Assiduity and punctuality
- Knowledge of biology
Interests
- Work in contact with nature and animals
- Conduct tests and trials, control processes
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Investigative
- People with this profile prefer relying on theoretical knowledge before acting. They like observation, analysis and problem solving.
- Realistic
- People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
- Conventional
- People with this profile prefer specific, well-defined tasks. They like to respect the order of things and follow established rules.
Official name of the NOC 32104
Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians
Job titles
- Animal Health Technicians
- Veterinarian assistant
- Animal health technician
- Animal health technician - agriculture
- Animal care technician
- Laboratory animal technician
- Animal operating room attendant
- Veterinary technician supervisor
- Animal health technologist supervisor
- Veterinary technician
- Registered veterinary technician (rvt)
- Veterinary laboratory technician
- Animal health technologist
- Registered animal health technologist (raht)
- Animal care technologist
- Laboratory animal technologist
- Veterinary technologist
Skill type
Health
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