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As a rule, veterinary technicians earn more than veterinary assistants. This is because the position of veterinary assistant is an entry level position with no education or previous training or experience required while in many states a veterinary technician must have earned a degree in veterinary technology and passed both state and national exams.
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Can you be come a vet assistant with out a GED?
Yes, but only a "lay" assistant and not a registered technician. A registered veterinary technician has not just a GED, but also an Associate's or Bachelor's degree earned after the GED (or high school diploma).
What happens by law when vet assistant does the vet technician job?
Generally, the veterinarian is responsible for the actions of non-licensed employees. Therefore if a veterinary assistant performs tasks that he or she is not legally allowed to perform, the veterinarian can be reprimanded and fined. If the veterinarian did not assign these tasks to the assistant, he may choose to fire the assistant.
What does a vetinary technician do?
A veterinarian techinician helps the vet with the animals. They pet/comfort the animal as the vet does experiments or such. And they also feed the animals. Sort of like a kennel assistant.
What does a resume look like for a vet?
It's important to understand that a veterinary assistant is not the same as veterinary technician. In general, vet techs are people who have received formal training, certification and licensing resume vet.
Who makes the most vet assistant or vet tech?
Veterinary technicians (credentialed, formally educated persons) generally earn more than a veterinary assistant. Veterinary assisting is an entry level position in the veterinary medical field with no state having formal educat or training requirements for the position. A veterinary assistant is anyone who works ina veterinary facility assisting a veterinarian or veterinary technician but who has not met the requirements to be credentialed as a veterianry technician. A veterinary technician is someone who has a 2-year degree from an American Veterinary Medical Assoc. accredited veterinary technology degree program. To be credentialed (licensed, certified or registered) in a particular state a person must also have passed at least the Veterinary Technician National Exam and usually also a state exam. In many states unless you are credentialed you may not legally use the title "veterinary technician".
What are the advantages of having a veterinary technician present in the exam room with all veterinary appointments?
The veterinary technician or assistant should be responsible for restraining the patient during an exam. Proper restraint makes the exam go more smoothly and more quickly and also minimizes the risk of the veterinarian or the pet owner being injured. Preventing pet owner injury is extremely important because anything that occurs in the veterinary facility (regardless of whether or not it's the person's pet) is the vet's responsibility, so if an owner gets injured the vet is liable. The veterinary technician or assistant is also there to "run errands" such as filling prescriptions, setting up diagnostic samples for testing, etc.
What is the required education for a vet assistant?
Typically a high school education (however not required) and short-term on-the-job training. This is not to be confused with a veterinary technician or technologist where the educational requirements are much more extensive.
Where can I possibly find vet technician jobs?
Vet Technician Jobs to Careers is a wordy but effective site for those searching for a vet technician job. As usual, a phone call to a particular company, to see if they are hiring, is often as or more productive than pursuing the issue online.
How many years of school to become a vet technician?
it takes 8 years to be a vet technician
Do you have to study animal science to be a vet?
To be an actual vet Yes, be not to be a vet technician.
What are the wages for a vet and a vet's assistant?
the standard vet gets about 72.000 a year
Can a medical assistant get a job as a vet assistant without having to go back to school or having to get another degree?
Any one can work as a veterinary assistant. This job position has no formal requirements. Each veterinary facility has different qualification expectations for most positions; however, a vet assistant is usually a person who does most of the kennel duties, cleaning and stocking, greeting patients/clients and random tasks. A veterinary technician is something different that requires a person to sit for state and national medical boards. This is a very difficult thing to do with out an intensive two year veterinary technician degree.
