I actually know someone who used to be a vet tech. It is not a hard job if you love working with animals. You have to feed, clean and take care of the animals and sometimes help the doctor during operations.
A veterinary technician practice test is available to download from education websites. How easy they are depends on the individual, but an online veterinary technician practice test is a useful learning tool to prepare the student for their exams.
In order to achieve a certified license as a veterinary technician, one must complete a certification test, as well as a series of advanced hands-on style classes on the subject.
At any Veterinary place that will allow you to take a test as long as you have a license. You can also find any website online that has the test that you want to take that will give you a certificate for doing so.
Georgia doesn't license veterinary technician, the state registers veterinary technicians. And you must be registered with the state veterinary medical board in order to work as or use any title that would indicate that you are a "veterinary technician" in that state. There are also certain duties that are limited to a Registered Veterinary Technician, meaning that a veterinary assistant (someone working in a veterinary facility but not a registered veterinary technician or licensed veterinarian) may not perform them.
Yes, in general a veterinary technician would be paid more than a veterinary assistant.
If you have gone to school to be a Veterinary Office Assistant, a Veterinary Assistant, or a Veterinary Technician, then yes. If not, your chances are low. I'm currently a Veterinary Technology student and I'm having a hard time.
Veterinary technicians are required in most states to have a degree in veterinary technology from an AVMA accredited program, a passing grade on the Veterinary Technician National Exam and often a passing grade on a state exam and to have been credentialed (licensed, registered or certified) as a veterinary technician in the state they are employed in. Because laws vary from state to state (and country to country), anyone interested in becoming a veterinary technician should contact the agency that credentials veterinary technicians or the local veterinary technician association to get the relevant details for their location.
There are many and varied roles in a veterinary technician position. From assisting veterinary surgeons, to supervisory and management roles. Information can be obtained from schools of veterinary science.
Yes, in order to work as a veterinary technician or use the title "veterinary technician" in the state of New York, you must be licensed by the state. http://www.op.nysed.gov/vtlic.htm
In order to obtain a veterinary technician certification, one must complete a series of given courses on the subject and complete a veterinary technician certification exam.
The yearly incomve of veterinary technicians is $30,000-$45,000. A licensed veterinary technician averages $17 an hour. Location, education, experience and the type of practice worked in all affect the overall pay of a veterinary technician.
Yes, a person must be registered as a veterinary technician through the Ohio Veterinary Licensing Board to act as a veterinary technician. Anyone working as an assistant to a veterinarian who does not meet the requirements to be a Registered Veterinary Technician is considered by Ohio law to be an "aide" and is limited in the duties that can be performed and must be under the supervision of a licensed veterinarian or registered veterinary technician. This is a link to the Ohio Code that discusses the tasks that may be performed by an RVT and an aide: http://codes.ohio.gov/oac/4741-1