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Census · Clinical · occupation code 29-1131

Veterinarians

Every task in this role, whether it passes the census's structural hand-over screen, which models pass it, and why. It is a screen, not a claim about what AI can do: a task can pass and still be beyond the systems of the day. The stricter and looser rules re-vote every task, and small differences between roles are noise.

Passes the screen · 1 of 21 tasks

  • Attend lectures, conferences, or continuing education courses.

    quick to check, an existing check settles it, and a mistake is cheap · 1.2% of the role's time · $138M · all three pass it

Does not pass

  • Inoculate animals against various diseases, such as rabies or distemper.

    physical work, outside the screen · 10.4% of the role's time · $1.2B

  • Examine animals to detect and determine the nature of diseases or injuries.

    physical work, outside the screen · 10.0% of the role's time · $1.1B

  • Treat sick or injured animals by prescribing medication, setting bones, dressing wounds, or performing surgery.

    physical work, outside the screen · 9.3% of the role's time · $1.0B

  • Collect body tissue, feces, blood, urine, or other body fluids for examination and analysis.

    physical work, outside the screen · 9.3% of the role's time · $1.0B

  • Advise animal owners regarding sanitary measures, feeding, general care, medical conditions, or treatment options.

    reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 7.7% of the role's time · $860M

  • Operate diagnostic equipment, such as radiographic or ultrasound equipment, and interpret the resulting images.

    physical work, outside the screen · 6.4% of the role's time · $716M

  • Educate the public about diseases that can be spread from animals to humans.

    reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 6.3% of the role's time · $709M

  • Train or supervise workers who handle or care for animals.

    reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 6.0% of the role's time · $668M

  • Direct the overall operations of animal hospitals, clinics, or mobile services to farms.

    reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 4.7% of the role's time · $522M

  • Euthanize animals.

    physical work, outside the screen · 3.9% of the role's time · $437M

  • Counsel clients about the deaths of their pets or about euthanasia decisions for their pets.

    reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 3.8% of the role's time · $425M

  • Specialize in a particular type of treatment, such as dentistry, pathology, nutrition, surgery, microbiology, or internal medicine.

    physical work, outside the screen · 3.7% of the role's time · $416M

  • Provide care to a wide range of animals or specialize in a particular species, such as horses or exotic birds.

    physical work, outside the screen · 3.5% of the role's time · $387M

  • Perform administrative or business management tasks, such as scheduling appointments, accepting payments from clients, budgeting, or maintaining business records.

    reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked · 3.1% of the role's time · $348M · passed by Claude Sonnet · the models disagreed

  • Plan or execute animal nutrition or reproduction programs.

    physical work, outside the screen · 2.6% of the role's time · $295M

  • Inspect and test horses, sheep, poultry, or other animals to detect the presence of communicable diseases.

    physical work, outside the screen · 2.5% of the role's time · $284M

  • Determine the effects of drug therapies, antibiotics, or new surgical techniques by testing them on animals.

    physical work, outside the screen · 1.8% of the role's time · $196M

  • Establish or conduct quarantine or testing procedures that prevent the spread of diseases to other animals or to humans and that comply with applicable government regulations.

    physical work, outside the screen · 1.3% of the role's time · $150M

  • Research diseases to which animals could be susceptible.

    reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 1.2% of the role's time · $138M

  • Conduct postmortem studies and analyses to determine the causes of animals' deaths.

    physical work, outside the screen · 1.2% of the role's time · $134M

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