Animal attendant vs animal daycare provider

The differences between animal attendants and animal daycare providers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-3 months to become both an animal attendant and an animal daycare provider. Additionally, an animal daycare provider has an average salary of $30,390, which is higher than the $26,394 average annual salary of an animal attendant.

The top three skills for an animal attendant include PET, patients and animal handling. The most important skills for an animal daycare provider are child care, nutritional meals, and CPR.

Animal attendant vs animal daycare provider overview

	Animal Attendant	Animal Daycare Provider
Yearly salary	$26,394	$30,390
Hourly rate	$12.69	$14.61
Growth rate	28%	28%
Number of jobs	53,000	42,565
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 40%	High School Diploma, 36%
Average age	32	32
Years of experience	3	3

What does an animal attendant do?

An animal attendant is responsible for administering high-quality care for the animals in a shelter, clinic, or wildlife preserve. Animal attendants monitor the health conditions of the animals, manage their food intake and medications, maintain the adequacy of animal stock inventories, and report any critical findings and unusual observations to the veterinarians. They also ensure the cleanliness and orderliness of all the facilities and cages, as well as the efficiency of tools and equipment to support daily animal operations.

What does an animal daycare provider do?

An animal daycare provider is an individual who deals with animals and provides care to animals whose owners are temporarily unavailable. Animal daycare providers must assist and facilitate activities based on the curriculum set out by the animal daycare facility. They are required to have walks with the animals they are taking care of and should help in cleaning their cages or sleeping area. Animal daycare providers must also ensure that the animals they monitor have adequate food and water.

Animal attendant vs animal daycare provider salary

Animal attendants and animal daycare providers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Animal Attendant	Animal Daycare Provider
Average salary	$26,394	$30,390
Salary range	Between $20,000 And $34,000	Between $19,000 And $46,000
Highest paying City	Ithaca, NY	-
Highest paying state	New York	-
Best paying company	Baylor College of Medicine	-
Best paying industry	Education	-

Differences between animal attendant and animal daycare provider education

There are a few differences between an animal attendant and an animal daycare provider in terms of educational background:

	Animal Attendant	Animal Daycare Provider
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 40%	High School Diploma, 36%
Most common major	Biology	Business
Most common college	Ohio State University	University of Pennsylvania

Animal attendant vs animal daycare provider demographics

Here are the differences between animal attendants' and animal daycare providers' demographics:

	Animal Attendant	Animal Daycare Provider
Average age	32	32
Gender ratio	Male, 29.2% Female, 70.8%	Male, 6.2% Female, 93.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.2% Unknown, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino, 17.9% Asian, 2.6% White, 68.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 5.3% Unknown, 6.5% Hispanic or Latino, 15.6% Asian, 2.9% White, 69.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between animal attendant and animal daycare provider duties and responsibilities

Animal attendant example responsibilities.

Assist in managing shelter for animals and arranging for adoption or euthanasia of confiscate animals.
Skil at handling, restraining, husbandry and veterinary procedures with reptiles, mammals, raptors, amphibians, and songbirds.
Clean goat and pig yards, train goats and pigs, keep records.
Serve as midwife for birthing dogs, cats and goats.
Care for goats by providing them with feed every week.
Maintain cleanliness of the shelter and medicate animals direct by supervisor as needed.

Animal daycare provider example responsibilities.

Assist children in learning numbers, ABC's and colors.
Teach children basic daily living skills such as washing hands, toileting, ABC's and numbers.
Maintain all safety and health standards as well as ensured up to date training including CPR and first aid.
Administer learning materials, provide one-on-on tutoring and supervise kids during time of play.
Maintain nutritional guidelines consistent with USDA guidelines

Animal attendant vs animal daycare provider skills

Common animal attendant skills

PET, 59%
Patients, 6%
Animal Handling, 6%
Cleanliness, 3%
Euthanasia, 3%
Autoclaves, 2%

Common animal daycare provider skills

Child Care, 72%
Nutritional Meals, 13%
CPR, 5%
Social Development, 2%
Quality Care, 1%
Developmental Problems, 1%

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