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O*NET detailed work activityExamine animals to detect illness, injury or other problems
Stays humanHands-on care
4 jobs4 tasks
Physical care and clinical work need trained hands, close observation and a person who is accountable at the bedside or chairside.
Part of Examine people or animals to assess health conditions or physical characteristics, under the O*NET work activity group Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 0 AI-assist, 4 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Examine animals to detect illness, injury, or disease, and to check physical characteristics, such as rate of weight gain.
- Examine animals to detect symptoms of illness or injury.
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- Conduct or supervise stock examinations to identify diseases or parasites.