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Description
Veterinarians prevent, diagnose and treat diseases and disorders in animals and advise clients on the feeding, hygiene, housing and general care of animals. They can also perform surgical procedures. They work in private practice or may be employed by animal clinics, farms, laboratories, government or industry.
Job Titles
- Farm veterinarian
- Small animal veterinary specialist
- Veterinarian
- Veterinary inspector
- Veterinary pathologist
- Veterinary physiologist
- Veterinary surgeon
- Zoo veterinarian
Main Duties
- Diagnose diseases or abnormal conditions in individual animals, herds and flocks through physical examinations or laboratory tests
- Treat sick or injured animals by prescribing medication, setting bones, dressing wounds or performing surgery
- Vaccinate animals to prevent and treat diseases
- Perform routine, emergency and post-mortem examinations
- Advise clients on feeding, housing, behaviour, breeding, hygiene and general care of animals
- Provide a range of veterinary services including obstetrics, dentistry and euthanasia
- May supervise animal health technologists and animal care workers
- May be responsible for overall operation of animal hospital, clinic or mobile service to farms
- May conduct veterinary research related to areas such as animal nutrition, health care products development and disease prevention and control
- May enforce government regulations in disease control and food production including animal or animal-based food inspection.
Workplaces
- Animal clinics
- Farms
- Governments
- Industry
- Laboratories
- Private practice
Skills
- Decision Making
- Instructing
- Learning and Teaching Strategies
- Oral Communication: Oral Comprehension
- Oral Communication: Oral Expression
Abilities
- Arm-Hand Steadiness
- Finger Dexterity
- Inductive Reasoning
- Problem Identification
- Auditory Attention
Personal Attributes
- Attention to Detail
- Concern for Others
- Independence
- Stress Tolerance
- Active Learning
Similar Occupations
- Biologists and related scientists (21110)
- Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians (32104)
Source: OaSIS
Employment Outlook
The employment outlook will be good for Veterinarians (31103) in Prince Edward Island for the 2022-2024 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
- Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
Here are some key facts about Veterinarians in Prince Edward Island:
- Approximately 100 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
- Veterinarians mainly work in the following sectors:
- Other professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 5414, 5416-5419): 55%
- Universities (NAICS 6113): 19%
- Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 11%
- Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 11%
- Other schools and instruction (NAICS 6115-6117): 5%
- The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 90% compared to 84% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 10% compared to 16% for all occupations
- 67% of veterinarians work all year, while 33% work only part of the year, compared to 59% and 41% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 46 weeks compared to 41 weeks for all occupations.
- 17% of veterinarians are self-employed compared to an average of 13% for all occupations.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 26% compared to 51% for all occupations
- Women: 74% compared to 49% for all occupations
- The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: n/a
- high school diploma or equivalent: n/a
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor’s: n/a
- bachelor’s degree: n/a
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: more than 95% compared to 8% for all occupations
Source: Job Bank
Prevailing Wages
| AREA | LOW | MEDIAN | HIGH |
|---|---|---|---|
| PEI | $36.54 | $48.08 | $48.72 |
| Canada | $21.00 | $50.48 | $80.00 |
Training
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More Info
View the full occupational profile with details on work characteristics, interests, employment requirements and more on the Occupational and Skills Information System (OaSIS) website.
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