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Animal Caretakers
$29.53K Median Salary 56.4K Job Openings (Annual Projection) 34.4% Job Growth
About This Career
Feed, water, groom, bathe, exercise, or otherwise provide care to promote and maintain the well-being of pets and other animals that are not raised for consumption, such as dogs, cats, race horses, ornamental fish or birds, zoo animals, and mice. Work in settings such as kennels, animal shelters, zoos, circuses, and aquariums. May keep records of feedings, treatments, and animals received or discharged. May clean, disinfect, and repair cages, pens, or fish tanks.
Reported Job Titles
Animal Care Giver (ACG), Aquarist, Dog Bather, Dog Groomer, Groomer, Kennel Attendant, Kennel Technician (Kennel Tech), Pet Groomer, Pet Stylist, Zookeeper
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Skills You'll Need
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Abilities
Oral Comprehension
Information Ordering
Near Vision
Oral Expression
Problem Sensitivity
Static Strength
Deductive Reasoning
Inductive Reasoning
Speech Clarity
Speech Recognition
Trunk Strength
Knowledge
Customer and Personal Service
Administrative
English Language
Skills
Monitoring
Active Listening
Coordination
Judgment and Decision Making
Reading Comprehension
Service Orientation
Technology Skills
Data base user interface and query software
Presentation software
Calendar and scheduling software
Spreadsheet software
Electronic mail software
Office suite software
Word processing software
Tools
Pet grooming products
Water testing and sampling kits
Veterinary nail trimmers or cutters
Electric hair clipper
Laboratory ultraviolet UV sterilizers
Water pumps
Muzzles
Electronic toploading balances
Ladders
Cages or its accessories
Dissolved oxygen meters
Oxidation reduction tester
Respirators
Compressed air gun
Water filters
Kennels
Aquariums
Cleaning scrapers
Dosing droppers
Forklifts
pH meters
Domestic hair dryers
Articulating boom lift
Handheld refractometers or polarimeters
Tongs
Diving instruments or accessories
Protective gloves
Water purification equipment
Pressure or steam cleaners
Immersion heaters
Shears
Underwater lighting
Inflatable rubber boat
Safety sleeves
Special hoses
Scissor lift or lift table
Harnesses or its accessories
Slings
Scaffolding
Underwater cameras
Personal computers
Binocular light compound microscopes
