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Where a veterinary receptionist can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a veterinary receptionist already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Veterinary receptionists provide reception and office/administrative support in a veterinary practice, scheduling appointments and receiving clients, sale and advice on animal related products, in accordance with national legislation.

Also known as vet secretary, veterinary receptionists, veterinary practice administration officer, veterinary practice secretary, animal care receptionist, animal practice secretary.

Clerical support workers 42 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: animal hydrotherapist, 59%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
animal hydrotherapist 59% covered animal massage therapist 59% covered animal physiotherapist 58% covered animal chiropractor 58% covered animal embryo transfer techni… 58% covered veterinary receptionist You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from veterinary receptionist, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a veterinary receptionist already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A veterinary receptionist needs 26 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • receive veterinary clients and their animals for appointments management skills
  • manage veterinary practice waiting area handling and moving
  • provide support to veterinary clients assisting and caring
  • maintain reception area management skills
  • maintain administrative records in the veterinary office information skills
  • veterinary terminology agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
  • process booking information skills
  • manage infection control in the facility assisting and caring
  • safe work practices in a veterinary setting services
  • apply safe work practices in a veterinary setting assisting and caring
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a veterinary receptionist does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Veterinary receptionist is filed under Clerical support workers, ISCO major group 4. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a veterinary receptionist’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.