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How exposed to AI is a Veterinarian?

Of the 23 tasks O*NET lists for veterinarians, 1 could be done in half the time with a chat window today. 14 cannot be sped up at all. Here is which.

Exposure means published research judged an AI could halve the time a task takes, at the same quality. It does not mean the task stops needing a person. How to read this

Also called
Companion Animal PractitionerDoctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM)Emergency Veterinarian (Emergency Vet)Large Animal Veterinarian (Large Animal Vet)Mixed Animal Veterinarian (Mixed Animal Vet)Small Animal Veterinarian (Small Animal Vet)Veterinary Medicine Doctor (DVM)Veterinary Surgeon (Vet Surgeon)Veterinary Surgical Specialist (Vet Surgical Specialist)Zoo Veterinarian (Zoo Vet)
Reachable today Needs software built first Cannot be sped up
23
tasks rated for this occupation
100%
hold a degree, from a survey of 27
77k
people do this job in the US
57 of 89
least protected in healthcare practitioners

Every task, and what AI can do with it

These are O*NET's task statements for this occupation, exactly as written, sorted into the three bands by the ratings behind this report. Nothing has been reworded.

Reachable with a chat window today

1
  • Establish or conduct quarantine or testing procedures that prevent the spread of diseases to other animals or to humans and that comply with applicable government regulations

Only with software built on top

8
  • Operate diagnostic equipment, such as radiographic or ultrasound equipment, and interpret the resulting images
  • Educate the public about diseases that can be spread from animals to humans
  • Counsel clients about the deaths of their pets or about euthanasia decisions for their pets
  • Attend lectures, conferences, or continuing education courses
  • Perform administrative or business management tasks, such as scheduling appointments, accepting payments from clients, budgeting, or maintaining business records
  • Plan or execute animal nutrition or reproduction programs
  • Conduct postmortem studies and analyses to determine the causes of animals' deaths
  • Research diseases to which animals could be susceptible

Cannot be sped up

14
  • Treat sick or injured animals by prescribing medication, setting bones, dressing wounds, or performing surgery
  • Inoculate animals against various diseases, such as rabies or distemper
  • Examine animals to detect and determine the nature of diseases or injuries
  • Collect body tissue, feces, blood, urine, or other body fluids for examination and analysis
  • Advise animal owners regarding sanitary measures, feeding, general care, medical conditions, or treatment options
  • Euthanize animals
  • Train or supervise workers who handle or care for animals
  • Specialize in a particular type of treatment, such as dentistry, pathology, nutrition, surgery, microbiology, or internal medicine
  • Direct the overall operations of animal hospitals, clinics, or mobile services to farms
  • Inspect and test horses, sheep, poultry, or other animals to detect the presence of communicable diseases
  • Provide care to a wide range of animals or specialize in a particular species, such as horses or exotic birds
  • Determine the effects of drug therapies, antibiotics, or new surgical techniques by testing them on animals
  • Inspect animal housing facilities to determine their cleanliness and adequacy
  • Drive mobile clinic vans to farms so that health problems can be treated or prevented
What this does not say

This is not a prediction about your job

Nobody surveyed an employer. Tasks are counted equally, so a percentage here is a share of the list rather than a share of your week. And the ratings were made in 2023, which makes every figure a floor rather than a ceiling.

It must never be used to select anyone for redundancy. The full limits are here.

Where to go next

This is the standard task list for the title. The useful next question is which of the tasks you actually do should go near AI, and which should not.

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Exposure ratings from Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, GPTs are GPTs: Labor market impact potential of LLMs, Science 384, 1306–1308, 2024, used under the MIT licence. This page includes information from the O*NET Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. People Team AI has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. Employment figures from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.