Veterinary Nurses
VET / TAFE Moderate growth · ANZSCO skill level 3 · occupation 3613
Veterinary Nurses care for animals under treatment and in temporary residence at veterinary facilities and assist Veterinarians to perform procedures and operations.
How do you get there?
Highest qualification held by people in this job: 15.2% university · 59.5% vet / tafe · 17.6% school / entry (ABS Census via JSA).
Usually studied as Nursing & Midwifery, Veterinary Studies. A selection of providers offering courses in this field (indicative, not ranked):
- University Central Queensland University
- University Charles Sturt University (CSU)
- University The University of Sydney
- University Monash University (Monash)
- University University of Wollongong (UoW)
- University Western Sydney University
- University Southern Cross University (SCU)
- University Adelaide University
- TAFE TAFE Queensland
- TAFE TAFE SA
- TAFE Chisholm Institute
- TAFE TasTAFE
- TAFE Gordon Institute of TAFE
- TAFE Holmesglen Institute
- TAFE Box Hill Institute
- TAFE Canberra Institute of Technology
Course & field-of-education data © Commonwealth of Australia (CRICOS), CC BY 2.5 AU. Matched by field of education — indicative; confirm entry requirements with each provider.
Where these jobs are
NSW 29.3% · VIC 27% · QLD 24.2% · WA 7.9% · SA 7.6% · TAS 1.9% · ACT 1.3% · NT 0.8%
Top industries
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services.
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia — Occupation profiles (Feb 2026) + Employment Projections (May 2025–2035). © Commonwealth of Australia, CC BY 4.0. Figures are national estimates.