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Veterinary Technician
OFO Code: 324102
Last checked 3 October 2026
1. Occupation identity
- OFO code
- 324102
- Occupation
- Veterinary Technician
- Classification
- OFO 2021
- Major group
- TECHNICIANS AND ASSOCIATE PROFESSIONALS
- Unit group
- 3241 · Veterinary Technicians and Assistants
Official description
Veterinary technicians and assistants carry out advisory, diagnostic, preventive and curative veterinary tasks, more limited in scope and complexity than those carried out by, and with the guidance of, veterinarians. They care for animals under treatment and in temporary residence at veterinary facilities, perform routine procedures and assist veterinarians to perform procedures and operations.
More official OFO detail
- Treating ill or injured animals, especially for common diseases and disorders
- Placing animals in cages for recovery from operations and monitoring their condition
- Cleaning and sterilising examination tables and instruments and preparing materials used in the examination and treatment of animals
- Assisting veterinarians to administer anaesthetics and oxygen during treatment
- Performing routine animal dental procedures and assisting veterinarians with animal dentistry
- Conducting examinations of animals to make diagnoses or refer more difficult cases to veterinarians when needed
- Producing radiographs, collecting samples, and performing other laboratory tests to assist in diagnosis of animal health problems
- Getting animals ready for examination or treatment and restraining or holding them during treatment
- Carrying out technical tasks connected with artificial insemination of animals
- Advising communities and individuals on the treatment of animals and their diseases and injuries
2. Demand status
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7. Industry, sector and provincial context
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10. Sources for this page
- DHET Organising Framework for Occupations (OFO 2021) · Planned
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