Paraveterinary worker

A paraveterinary worker is a professional of veterinary medicine who performs procedures autonomously or semi-autonomously, as part of a veterinary assistance system. The job role varies throughout the world, and common titles include veterinary nurse, veterinary technician, and veterinary assistant, and variants with the prefix of "animal health".

The scope of practice varies between countries, with some allowing suitably qualified paraveterinary workers a scope of autonomous practice, including minor surgery, whilst others restricting their workers as assistants to other professionals.