general veterinarian

General veterinarians are professionals with a comprehensive scientific education. They have the authority to carry out, in an independent, ethical and personally responsible capacity, all aspects of veterinary medicine, in the interest of the health and welfare of animals and public health in accordance with national and international legislation.

The most in-demand skills for this role include biosecurity related to animals, signs of animal illness, animal food products, animal welfare legislation, animal production science, animal welfare. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.

Our AI-durability model gives general veterinarian a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.