From general veterinarian to official veterinarian
25 of the 35 essential skills of a official veterinarian are already essential for a general veterinarian — about 71% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 25
- skills carry over
- 10
- would be new
- 71%
- of the target job covered
- 35
- essential skills of a official veterinarian
What a official veterinarian does
Official veterinarians are professionals with a comprehensive scientific education. They have the authority to carry out, in an independent, ethical and personally responsible capacity all veterinary activities with particular focus on the health and welfare of animals and public health in accordance with national and international legislation. They are responsible for national animal disease eradication programmes, the protection of public health and food or animal inspection, animal movements, and import and export of live animals and their products.
What carries over
25 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- advise on animal welfare
- advise on livestock disease control
- anatomy of animals
- animal behaviour
- animal production science
- animal welfare
- animal welfare legislation
- apply animal hygiene practices
- apply veterinary epidemiology
- biosecurity related to animals
- certify the performance of veterinary procedures
- conduct ante-mortem veterinary health inspection
- evaluate information in the field of veterinary nursing
- fundamental veterinary sciences
- handle veterinary emergencies
- issue certificates for animal products
- maintain veterinary clinical records
- manage animal biosecurity
- monitor the welfare of animals
- perform laboratory testing on samples of animals
- perform veterinary diagnosis
- physiology of animals
- safe work practices in a veterinary setting
- signs of animal illness
- veterinary clinical sciences
What would be new
10 skillsEssential for a official veterinarian and not for a general veterinarian. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- assess animal's condition
- comply with veterinary inspection standards
- deal with challenging people
- develop media strategy
- develop zoonotic disease control policies
- follow environmentally sustainable work practices in the veterinary sector
- make decisions regarding the animal's welfare
- perform inspection analysis
- perform inspections of food-processing plants
- regulate animal health standards
Other moves from general veterinarian
2 roles- specialised veterinarian39 skills in common
- animal behaviourist20 skills in common
← general veterinarianofficial veterinarian →The other way round
No account needed to start
How far are you from being a official veterinarian?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.