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What is the difference between a vet assistant and a veterinary technician?

April 26, 2017Assistant technician vet veterinary

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What is the difference between a vet assistant and a veterinary technician?

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Their roles vary and the educational requirements and training are different. Veterinary assistants support the veterinarian and/or the veterinary technician in their daily tasks. A Veterinary Technician (also called a vet tech, veterinary nurse or vet nurse), is a person trained and licensed to assist veterinarians. Their job is similar to that of a nurse: They are working directly with a veterinarian, executing the procedures requested and needed to diagnose and treat animals, but are not legally qualified to make a diagnosis and/or practice veterinary medicine without proper supervision by a licensed veterinarian.