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Overview
General veterinarians practise broad veterinary medicine for animal health, animal welfare and public health, working with different species or focusing on companion, equine or production animals.
In job descriptions, look for clinical examinations, animal behaviour, laboratory samples, veterinary records, biosecurity, zoonotic diseases, animal movement, welfare assessment and communication with animal owners.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
General veterinarians may work in clinics, farms, equine settings, shelters, laboratories or mixed practices. The work combines clinical examination, diagnosis, treatment, advice to animal owners, records and decisions that balance animal welfare, public health and practical handling.
Skills and specializations
Important skills include veterinary clinical sciences, animal anatomy and physiology, signs of animal illness, safe veterinary work practices and maintaining clinical records. Depending on setting, biosecurity, laboratory testing, animal movement controls and zoonotic disease awareness can be central.
Salary context
Salary context depends on practice type, species focus, emergency work, responsibility for cases, supervision and whether the role includes farm visits, surgery, diagnostics or public-health duties. Mixed practice, equine work and production animal work may be positioned differently.
Career paths
Career paths can move toward species specialization, surgery, diagnostics, herd health, animal welfare, practice management, public health or research-related veterinary work. Building depth in records, laboratory interpretation, client communication and biosecurity supports more responsible clinical roles.
Good to know
When comparing adverts, check the species, case mix, emergency expectations, clinical equipment, travel and record systems. A useful description explains whether the veterinarian handles consultations, surgery, laboratory samples, farm visits, animal movement certification or owner education.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
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Occupation group
Veterinarians (2250)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/eb6efbb9-9216-4e86-bc3b-de2223cd4667 |
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| ESCO code | 2250.6 |
| ISCO group | 2250 |
| Concept type | Occupation |