Veterinarians
SOC Code: 29-1131
Veterinarianss treat sick or injured animals by prescribing medication, setting bones, dressing wounds, or performing surgery. This career typically requires extensive preparation (4+ years). With an AI-proof score of 89.1/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Reading Comprehension, Active Learning, Critical Thinking.
AI-Proof Score: 89.1 — Very High
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Median Salary
$125,510
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Job Growth
9.6%
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Training Time
Extensive preparation (4+ years)
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Job Zone
Zone 5 / 5
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Training Cost
~$80,000
Key Skills
- •Reading Comprehension
- •Active Learning
- •Critical Thinking
- •Speaking
- •Active Listening
- •Science
- •Writing
- •Judgment and Decision Making
Common Tasks
- ✓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.
- ✓Operate diagnostic equipment, such as radiographic or ultrasound equipment, and interpret the resulting images.
Training & Resources
Why AI-Proof?
- ✅Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
- ✅Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
- ✅Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
- ✅Social and regulatory barriers to full automation