Can Agents Work?

Jobs / Healthcare / 29-1131.00

Veterinarians

Diagnose, treat, or research diseases and injuries of animals. Includes veterinarians who conduct research and development, inspect livestock, or care for pets and companion animals.

US jobs
83,900
Median wage
$130,100 a year
Job family
Healthcare

Can agents do the work of veterinarians?

We read the evidence for the whole job family, Healthcare: Some tasks (no change in 12 months)

Agents complete 20% or more of the tasks (or projects) on a direct benchmark.

Evidence: MedAgentBench, 69.7% of tasks completed.

0% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark.

  • 10%Maintain current knowledge in area of expertiseNot measured
  • 10%Examine people or animals to assess health conditions or physical characteristicsNot measured
  • 9%Treat injuries, illnesses, or diseasesNot measured
  • 7%Analyze health or medical dataNot measured
  • 6%Administer basic health care or medical treatmentsNot measured
  • 6%Collect environmental or biological samplesNot measured
  • 6%Provide information or assistance to the publicNot measured
  • 6%Counsel others about personal mattersNot measured

Benchmarks for the job family

These cover work in healthcare, not always this occupation's tasks.

Direct evidence

Work benchmarks mapped primary to this family. They set the step when they report how many tasks agents complete.

Also relevant

These benchmarks cover part of this family's work, or have no result yet. They do not set its step.

  • OSWorld 2.0by HKU and Snorkel AIProject level · Binary completion rate (full set, 500 steps)
    44.3%Claude Opus 5 (max, batch tool) · 17 Sep 2026
    Emerging
  • SOP-Benchby AmazonTask level · Task success rate
    72.4%Claude 4 Opus (ReAct agent) · 23 Feb 2026
    Strong

Context only

These benchmarks span many occupations, or they test how agents behave. They give context but do not set the step.

  • GDPvalby OpenAIProject level · Wins plus ties against experts
    84.9%GPT-5.5 · Apr 2026
    Strong
  • GDPval-AAby Artificial AnalysisProject level · GDPval-AA Elo
    1846 EloClaude Opus 5.5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Default Fallback) · 23 Sep 2026
    Unrated

Typical tasks

From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.

  • Treat sick or injured animals by prescribing medication, setting bones, dressing wounds, or performing surgery.
  • Inoculate animals against various diseases, such as rabies or distemper.
  • Examine animals to detect and determine the nature of diseases or injuries.
  • Collect body tissue, feces, blood, urine, or other body fluids for examination and analysis.
  • Operate diagnostic equipment, such as radiographic or ultrasound equipment, and interpret the resulting images.
  • Educate the public about diseases that can be spread from animals to humans.
  • Counsel clients about the deaths of their pets or about euthanasia decisions for their pets.
  • Advise animal owners regarding sanitary measures, feeding, general care, medical conditions, or treatment options.
  • Euthanize animals.
  • Attend lectures, conferences, or continuing education courses.
  • Train or supervise workers who handle or care for animals.
  • Perform administrative or business management tasks, such as scheduling appointments, accepting payments from clients, budgeting, or maintaining business records.
Other job titles for this occupation (48)

Companion Animal Practitioner · Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) · Emergency Veterinarian (Emergency Vet) · Large Animal Veterinarian (Large Animal Vet) · Mixed Animal Veterinarian (Mixed Animal Vet) · Small Animal Veterinarian (Small Animal Vet) · Veterinary Medicine Doctor (DVM) · Veterinary Surgeon (Vet Surgeon) · Veterinary Surgical Specialist (Vet Surgical Specialist) · Zoo Veterinarian (Zoo Vet) · Animal Anatomist · Animal Chiropractor · Animal Doctor · Animal Pathologist · Animal Physiologist · Animal Surgeon · Equine Dentist · Equine Vet (Equine Veterinarian) · Horse Doctor · Laboratory Animal Care Veterinarian (Lab Animal Care Vet) · Laboratory Veterinarian (Lab Vet) · Managing Veterinarian · Poultry Veterinarian (Poultry Vet) · Professional Services Veterinarian (PSV) · Public Health Veterinarian (Public Health Vet) · Relief Veterinarian (Relief Vet) · Technical Services Veterinarian (Technical Services Vet) · Treatment Coordinator · Veterinarian Epidemiologist (Vet Epidemiologist) · Veterinary Anatomist (Vet Anatomist) · Veterinary Bacteriologist (Vet Bacteriologist) · Veterinary Cardiologist · Veterinary Dentist (Vet Dentist) · Veterinary Epidemiologist (Vet Epidemiologist) · Veterinary Inspector (Vet Inspector) · Veterinary Laboratory Diagnostician (Vet Lab Diagnostician) · Veterinary Livestock Inspector (Vet Livestock Inspector) · Veterinary Meat Inspector (Vet Meat Inspector) · Veterinary Medicine Scientist (Vet Medicine Scientist) · Veterinary Microbiologist (Vet Microbiologist) · Veterinary Parasitologist (Vet Parasitologist) · Veterinary Pathologist (Vet Pathologist) · Veterinary Pharmacologist (Vet Pharmacologist) · Veterinary Physiologist (Vet Physiologist) · Veterinary Radiologist (Vet Radiologist) · Veterinary Toxicologist (Vet Toxicologist) · Veterinary Virus Serum Inspector (Vet Virus Serum Inspector) · Wildlife Veterinarian (Wildlife Vet)