What should I study to be a Veterinary Technical Assistant?

If you love animals and would love to work hand in hand with veterinarians, your profession is a veterinary assistant. We could say that it is the professional who is equivalent to the figure of a nurse in human medicine and currently has specific training: the veterinarian tech education.

What requirements do I need to be a Veterinary Technical Assistant?
First of all vocation, passion for the world of pets. But also a caring attitude, motivation, and empathy. You will not only work with animals but you will be part of the multidisciplinary team of the veterinary clinic, so you must know how to work together, and you will have direct contact with the owners of the animals, often worried and nervous since they usually go to the veterinarian when something is wrong.

What tasks will I do at the veterinary clinic?
Your skills will be quite broad and most of a clinical nature. The knowledge that you will acquire in the veterinarian tech education on anatomy, health care, and the most common diseases will be essential to help the veterinarian during the visits. In addition, you will have knowledge about management and administration of the clinic to be able to work in reception or other spaces such as the laboratory, the operating room, or the intensive care hospital. You will be a fundamental element in the veterinary team.

Will I find a job?
It is one of the veterinary profiles with the greatest job opportunities. The most frequent are working in a veterinary clinic or hospital, but you can be part of the professional team of reception centers, kennels, animal shelters, zoos, laboratories, establishments in the sector, etc.

Your training as a Veterinary Clinic Assistant should be just the beginning; You can specialize as a Veterinary Technical Assistant to have more responsibilities in treating the animal, as a Veterinary Surgical Assistant, as a Canine Nutritionist, as a Professional Trainer, etc. At Vetprise you have a wide Veterinary job offer to turn your passion for animals into your vocation.