Also called: Diagnostics Field Specialist (Animal Health), Veterinary Lab Equipment Trainer
Installs in-clinic lab analyzers at vet hospitals and trains staff to use them.
Drives to vet clinics to set up a blood analyzer, trains vet techs to run samples and read results, and troubleshoots machines by phone. Many come from vet tech backgrounds.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Associate's degree (2-year), about 3 years after high school. Credentialed vet tech or a science degree plus company training.
Ways in: 2-year college, 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Veterinary Technology, Biology.
Growing faster than average. Grows with in-clinic diagnostics.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Remote support and self-calibrating analyzers cut some visits; installing machines and training clinic staff stay in person.
Classes: Biology, Chemistry, Speech & debate, Computer applications.
Official data: O*NET occupation 29-2056.
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