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NOC 2021 · 32104 · TEER 2

Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians

Unit group 32104 of the National Occupational Classification, 2021 Version 1.0.

Note: Express Entry draws from this TEER level.

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What this group covers

Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians provide technical support to veterinarians by caring for animals and assisting in the diagnosis and treatment of animal health disorders. They are employed in veterinary clinics, animal hospitals, animal shelters, humane societies, zoos, animal research laboratories, pharmaceutical companies and government. Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians who are supervisors are included in this unit group.

Example job titles

As Statistics Canada publishes them. Yours may be worded differently and still belong here.

  • animal care technician
  • animal care technologist
  • animal health technician
  • animal health technician - agriculture
  • animal health technologist
  • animal health technologist supervisor
  • animal operating room attendant
  • laboratory animal technician
  • laboratory animal technologist
  • registered animal health technologist
  • registered animal health technologist (RAHT)
  • registered veterinary technician (RVT)
  • veterinarian assistant
  • veterinary laboratory technician
  • veterinary technician
  • veterinary technician supervisor
  • veterinary technologist

Source: Statistics Canada — National Occupational Classification 2021 V1.0. Data current as of 13 August 2026. NOC 2021 Version 1.0. The classification is versioned rather than dated — IRCC moved to it in November 2022, and a new version would be a new classification rather than an update.