Veterinarians diagnose, treat, and prevent animal diseases, ailments and injuries.

Skill Level

1

Alternative Titles

• Veterinary Surgeon

Specialisations

• Veterinary Parasitologist
• Veterinary Pathologist

Unless you are exempt in very limited circumstances, you are required to have a positive Skills Assessment to apply for the visas listed above.

Skills Assessment authority for Veterinarian is Australian Veterinary Boards Council (AVBC). To have a positive skills assessment, you must meet the following criteria:

• Completion of veterinary qualification recognised by AVBC
• Current registration with an Australian Veterinary Registration Board without any imposed conditions
• Demonstrated suitable English language skills as determined by AVBC’s English Standards
  • IETLS minimum level 7.0 in all components
  • OET minimum score of B or 350 in each component
  • PTE Academic minimum score of 65 in each component
  • TOEFL iBT minimum score of 24 for listening and reading, 27 for writing and 23 for speaking

Did you know?

AVBC also offer work experience and PhD assessment for point-based visas.
If you wish to have your work experience you must provide:

• Professional employment summary;
• Evidence e.g., payslips, tax document, employment contract; and
• Professional references.

If you wish to have your PhD assessed, you must provide:

• Evidence of your postgraduate qualification (PhD); and
• Academic transcript.

Diagnose, treat and prevent animal diseases, ailments and injuries.

Tasks

• Treating animals medically and surgically, and administering and prescribing drugs, analgesics, and general and local anaesthetics
• Determining the presence and nature of abnormal conditions by physical examination, laboratory testing and through diagnostic imaging techniques including radiography and ultrasound
• Performing surgery, dressing wounds and setting broken bones
• Rendering obstetric services to animals
• Participating in programs designed to prevent the occurrence and spread of animal diseases
• Inoculating animals against, and testing for, infectious diseases and notifying authorities of outbreaks of infectious animal diseases
• Performing autopsies to determine cause of death
• Advising clients on health, nutrition and feeding, hygiene, breeding and care of animals
• May provide professional services to commercial firms producing biological and pharmaceutical products
• May specialise in the treatment of a particular animal group or in a particular specialty area such as cardiology, chiropractic, dermatology or critical care

Skill Level

Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with a bachelor degree or higher qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 1).

Registration or licensing is required.

Occupations in this Group

• 234711 Veterinarian