VETERINARIAN

ANZSCO 234711 - Registered Migration Australia

 

Description
A veterinarian diagnoses, treats and prevents animal diseases, ailments and injuries. Registration or licensing is required. In Australia a veterinarian is a Skill Level 1 occupation.

 

 

 

Veterinarian Alternative Titles

 

• Veterinary Surgeon

 

 

Specialisations

 

• Veterinary Parasitologist
• Veterinary Pathologist

 

 

Veterinarian Occupation Lists
This occupation is on the following skills list:

 

• Combined Skilled Occupations List (STSOL MLTSSL)
• Medium Long Term Strategic Skills List (MLTSSL)
• RSMS Occupations List (RSMSL)

 

This occupation is not on the following skill list:

 

• Labour Market Testing Required for 457 List (LMTL)
• Short-Term Skilled Occupation List (STSOL)

 

 

Group: 2347 Veterinarians

 

 

 

Veterinarian job description - Registered Migration Australia

The job of a veterinarian in Australia is to 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 the veterinarian unit group (Group 2347) have a level of skill commensurate with a bachelor degree or higher qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 1).

 

Registration or licensing as a veterinarian is required in Australia.

 

Occupations within the Veterinarian Group

 

• 234711 Veterinarian

 

English Requirement

 

• IELTS result with a minimum score of 6 (L, R, W), 7 in speaking and 7 overall;
• OET result with a minimum grade B in all sections;
• TOEFL iBT with a minimum score (L:12 R:13 W:21 S:23 overall L93);
• PTE Academic with a minimum score of 50 (L, R, W), 65 in speaking and 65 overall

Exceptions

• Australian Graduate exceptions apply in some states/territories
• Priority Skilled Lists may apply a specific requirement in some states/territories
• Countries exempt from submitting IELTS or OET include the UK; Canada; New Zealand; US; and Ireland

 

Where mandatory licensing or registration is required you must demonstrate a level of English either sufficient to meet licensing / registration or a minimum IELTS, or equivalent, whichever is higher.

 

• Information regarding the International English Testing System (IELTS)

 

Assessment Authority

 

• Veterinarian is currently assessed with AVBC - (Australasian Veterinary Boards Council); more info regarding assessment bodies.

 

Average Income

The average salary for a Veterinarian in Australia is $ 111,373 for male employees and $ 63,036 for female employees per year. Average Age: Males: 45.7 Females: 37.0 Persons: 38.9

Source: www.abs.gov.au (Group 2347) Veterinarians - Employee Earnings and Hours, Australia, May 2016

 

Please contact us if you would like assistance with your Veterinarian visa application. Registered Migration Australia is a licensed migration company. Our clients receive the highest possible rate of success from our years of experience and in-depth knowledge of Australia’s Skilled Migration program.