Veterinarians, task by task.
The work this job is made of, grouped and scored on how much of its output software can produce today, then linked to what addresses it. What is left over is the job. The full activity list is underneath.
Also filed here48
- horse doctor
- animal doctor
- animal surgeon
- equine dentist
- animal anatomist
- animal pathologist
- animal chiropractor
- animal physiologist
- managing veterinarian
- treatment coordinator
- veterinary cardiologist
- zoo veterinarian zoo vet
- companion animal practitioner
- equine vet equine veterinarian
- and 34 more
- SOC code
- 29-1131.00
- Activities scored
- 6
- In O*NET
- 25 activities
- Activities an agent can take on
- 4
- Grounded in
- O*NET 30.3
The tasks · VeterinariansSOC 29-1131.00
Medical records and appointment managementWhat can do this →
88% agentMostly automatable
Medical data analysis and diagnosis supportWhat can do this →
82% agentMostly automatable
Treatment planning and protocol developmentWhat can do this →
78% agentMostly automatable
Health education and public communicationWhat can do this →
64% agentPartly automatable
Direct animal examination and assessmentWhat can do this →
25% you keepBarely automatable
Surgical procedures and medical treatmentsWhat can do this →
15% you keepBarely automatable
The team4 agents 4 need no setup
Medical Records Agent
IDEXX Laboratories IDEXX Cornerstone · Microsoft Excel · Microsoft Access
No integration needed
Health Education Agent
Microsoft Word · Microsoft PowerPoint · Web browser software
No integration needed
Diagnostic Analysis Agent
Microsoft Excel · Adobe Acrobat · Web browser software
No integration needed
Treatment Planning Agent
Microsoft Word · Microsoft Excel · Web browser software
No integration needed
You keep this
Perform hands-on physical examinations of animalsExecute surgical procedures and medical treatmentsMake final diagnostic and treatment decisionsOwn legal and professional liability for patient care
Automatability scores estimate how much of a task an agent can reliably do today, grounded in O*NET task data. They are not predictions of job loss.
Start with these three
The most automatable work in this job, and the one tool we would use for each. Every task has a page of its own with the reasoning and every occupation that does it.
The full activity list
All 25 detailed work activities O*NET records for Veterinarians, grouped by how much of each one software can take on. Every row has its own page.
Mostly automatable 8
Partly automatable 5
| Activity | Jobs |
|---|---|
| Prescribe medications | 32 |
| Provide health and wellness advice to patients, program participants, or caregivers | 25 |
| Schedule patient procedures or appointments | 22 |
| Communicate health and wellness information to the public | 14 |
| Counsel family members of clients or patients | 7 |