Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers, 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 here20
  • avian keeper
  • animal caregiver
  • animal caretaker
  • animal care provider
  • veterinary attendant
  • animal care specialist
  • small animal caretaker
  • animal health technician
  • research animal attendant
  • animal care service worker
  • laboratory animal caretaker
  • laboratory animal technician
  • certified veterinary assistant
  • emergency veterinary assistant
  • and 6 more
SOC code
31-9096.00
Activities scored
6
In O*NET
28 activities
Activities an agent can take on
4
Grounded in
O*NET 30.3
The tasks · Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal CaretakersSOC 31-9096.00
88% · agentMostly automatable
Medical records and reportingWhat can do this →
85% · agentMostly automatable
Billing and accountingWhat can do this →
82% · agentMostly automatable
58% · agentPartly automatable
8% · you keepBarely automatable
6% · you keepBarely automatable
The team4 agents · 4 need no setup
Administrative support agent
Microsoft Outlook · Microsoft Word · Scheduling software
● No integration needed
Medical documentation agent
Microsoft Word · Microsoft Excel · Practice management software PMS
● No integration needed
Billing and inventory agent
Microsoft Excel · Microsoft Access · Practice management software PMS
● No integration needed
Scheduling and client communication agent
Scheduling software · Microsoft Outlook · Practice management software PMS
● No integration needed
You keep this
Physically restrain and handle animals during examinations and proceduresAdminister medications, injections, and treatments requiring manual dexterity and animal safety judgmentMonitor recovering animals in real-time and assess clinical changes requiring immediate veterinary attentionProvide emergency first aid and euthanasia assistance under direct veterinary supervision

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.

Administrative and clerical support88% · recording, documentation and administration · mostly automatable
Medical records and reporting85% · recording, documentation and administration · mostly automatable
Billing and accounting82% · recording, documentation and administration · mostly automatable

The full activity list

All 28 detailed work activities O*NET records for Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers, grouped by how much of each one software can take on. Every row has its own page.

Mostly automatable 4

Mostly automatable activities for Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers
ActivityJobs
Perform clerical work in medical settings23
Process medical billing information12
Record vital statistics or other health information10
Prepare medical reports or documents6