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veterinary office management/administration

Types of Degrees veterinary office management/administration Majors Are Earning

Those studying veterinary office management/administration have the option of earning degrees at several award levels.

Award Level	Graduates
Bachelor’s Degree	7
Master’s Degree	59

What veterinary office management/administration Majors Need to Know

Studies in veterinary office management/administration develop a specific mix of knowledge, skills, and abilities — derived from O*NET surveys of workers in occupations that veterinary office management/administration graduates commonly enter.

Knowledge Areas

This major prepares you for careers needing veterinary office management/administration emphasizes the following knowledge areas:

• Administration and Management — Importance 4.5 / 5; level 4.3 / 7.
• Customer and Personal Service — Importance 4.3 / 5; level 5.0 / 7.
• English Language — Importance 3.8 / 5; level 3.9 / 7.
• Administrative — Importance 3.7 / 5; level 5.0 / 7.
• Personnel and Human Resources — Importance 3.3 / 5; level 3.7 / 7.

^{Importance is rated 1–5; level is 1–7. Source: ONET Online — weighted across related occupations.*}

Skills

The skill set developed in a veterinary office management/administration program reflects the day-to-day work of related occupations:

• Reading Comprehension — Importance 4 / 5; level 3.8 / 7.
• Active Listening — Importance 4 / 5; level 3.9 / 7.
• Speaking — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.0 / 7.
• Coordination — Importance 3.9 / 5; level 3.8 / 7.
• Monitoring — Importance 3.9 / 5; level 4.0 / 7.

Abilities

The cognitive and physical abilities most relevant to veterinary office management/administration careers — again drawn from O*NET surveys of related occupations:

• Oral Comprehension — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.1 / 7.
• Written Comprehension — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.1 / 7.
• Oral Expression — Importance 4 / 5; level 4.0 / 7.
• Written Expression — Importance 3.9 / 5; level 4.0 / 7.
• Speech Clarity — Importance 3.9 / 5; level 3.7 / 7.

Common Job Activities

Day-to-day, veterinary office management/administration graduates report doing:

Activity	Frequency / Importance
Working with Computers	4.4 / 7
Getting Information	4.4 / 7
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates	4.3 / 7
Making Decisions and Solving Problems	4.2 / 7
Processing Information	4.1 / 7
Coaching and Developing Others	4.0 / 7
Documenting/Recording Information	4.0 / 7
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards	4.0 / 7
Analyzing Data or Information	4.0 / 7
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events	3.9 / 7

Technology Skills Used on the Job

Most frequently-cited tools used by veterinary office management/administration professionals:

Tool / Software	Category	In-Demand
Database software	Data base user interface and query software	—
Adobe Acrobat	Document management software	—
Yardi software	Data base user interface and query software	—
Human resource management software HRMS	Human resources software	—
SAP Business Objects	Enterprise resource planning ERP software	—
Microsoft Excel	Spreadsheet software	✓
IBM SPSS Statistics	Analytical or scientific software	—
Microsoft Access	Data base user interface and query software	—
Microsoft Project	Project management software	—
FileMaker Pro	Data base user interface and query software	—
Minitab	Analytical or scientific software	—
Microsoft Visio	Process mapping and design software	—

^{Source: ONET Online technology skills, weighted across related occupations.*}

Sample Job Titles

Real job postings for veterinary office management/administration graduates include:

• Business Manager
• Business Office Manager
• Administrative Coordinator
• Administrative Officer
• Office Manager
• Customer Experience Coordinator (CX Coordinator)
• Call Center Manager
• Ticket Sales Supervisor
• Home Energy Consultant Supervisor
• Warranty Administrator
• Tabulating Supervisor
• Accounts Payable Supervisor
• Telephone Solicitor Supervisor
• Mailing Manager
• Payroll Supervisor

Education Typically Required

Across the occupations open to veterinary office management/administration graduates, the typical level of education actually held by current workers is distributed as:

Education Level	Share of Workers
Bachelor’s degree	41.5%
High school diploma or equivalent	22.3%
Some college courses	17.0%
Associate’s degree (or other 2-year)	9.9%
Master’s degree	4.3%
Postsecondary certificate	3.5%
Less than a high school diploma	0.6%
First professional degree	0.5%
Post-doctoral training	0.5%

^{Source: ONET Online education / training / experience requirements.*}

Who Is Earning a Degree in veterinary office management/administration?

Gender Distribution

This field skews predominantly female, with women earning 97% of veterinary office management/administration degrees.

Gender	Graduates	Share
Women	64	97.0%
Men	2	3.0%

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the national level, the racial-ethnic distribution of veterinary office management/administration graduates is as follows:

Race / Ethnicity	Graduates	Share
White	55	83.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1	1.5%
Black or African American	2	3.0%
Two or More Races	8	12.1%

^{See minority definition below.}

Online veterinary office management/administration Programs

Fully online options is reported by IPEDS for veterinary office management/administration. The table below shows how many graduates earned at least some of their coursework online (Distance-Ed Available) versus completing the entire program online (Distance-Ed Only).

Award Level	Distance-Ed Available	Distance-Ed Only
Bachelor’s	1	0

^{Distance-Ed Only = degrees completed entirely online; Distance-Ed Available = degrees including at least some online coursework. Source: IPEDS Completions by Distance Education status.}

Related Programs

You may also be interested in these closely related fields of study:

Program	CIP Code
Veterinary Administrative Services	01.82
Veterinary Administrative Services, General	01.8201
Veterinary Administrative Services, Other	01.8299
Veterinary Administrative/Executive Assistant and Veterinary Secretary	01.8204
Veterinary Reception/Receptionist	01.8203
Agricultural Business Technology/Technician	01.0106

References

The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students and international students. This number is then divided by the total number of students to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS)
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard

More about our data sources and methodologies.