22500

Veterinarian

Veterinarian diagnoses, prevents and treats diseases, injuries and dysfunctions of animals. He/she inoculates animals against diseases and advises on care and breeding of animals. He/she may provide care to a wide range of animals or specialise in the treatment of a particular animal group or in a particular specialty area, or provide professional services to commercial firms producing biological and pharmaceutical products.

SSOC hierarchy Crosswalks

Level

unit

Mapped ISCO

Source

SingStat

In this unit group: sibling units

unit-group 2250 Veterinarians

Official data

Official name	Singapore Standard Industrial Classification (SSOC 2024)
Issuing authority	Department of Statistics Singapore (SingStat / DOS)
Tax authority	Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) (IRAS)
Purpose	Classifies occupations in Singapore for labour statistics, workforce planning, and international reporting.
Active version	SSOC 2024 (21 Mar 2024)
Hierarchy level	Unit (final leaf, 5-digit)
Source	https://www.singstat.gov.sg/standards/standards-and-classifications/ssic
Prior versions	SSIC 2020, SSIC 2015

Definition & tasks

Tasks

No tasks listed.

Examples

Under this unit

• Animal doctor • Animal pathologist • Animal surgeon

Elsewhere

No exclusion examples found.

Hierarchy context

2→22→225→2250→22500 Veterinarian

Major group

2 PROFESSIONALS

Sub-major

22 HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

Minor group

225 VETERINARIANS

Unit group

2250 Veterinarians

Correspondence tables

SSOC 2020

22500 — Veterinarian

ISCO-08

2250 — Veterinarians

Alphabetical index entries

Principal Title 22500 Veterinarian Alternative Title 22500 Animal doctor Alternative Title 22500 Animal pathologist Alternative Title 22500 Animal surgeon Alternative Title 22500 Public health veterinarian Alternative Title 22500 Veterinary epidemiologist

Data source: Department of Statistics Singapore (SingStat / DOS) (https://www.singstat.gov.sg/standards/standards-and-classifications/ssic). Official SSOC 2024 workbooks.

Last refresh: 21 Mar 2024. Version: SSOC 2024.

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