Animal keeper vs dog bather

The differences between animal keepers and dog bathers 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 keeper and a dog bather. Additionally, a dog bather has an average salary of $31,134, which is higher than the $30,829 average annual salary of an animal keeper.

The top three skills for an animal keeper include animal husbandry, zoo animals and animal exhibits. The most important skills for a dog bather are PET, appointment scheduling, and teeth.

Animal keeper vs dog bather overview

	Animal Keeper	Dog Bather
Yearly salary	$30,829	$31,134
Hourly rate	$14.82	$14.97
Growth rate	28%	28%
Number of jobs	5,971	56,991
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 72%	High School Diploma, 51%
Average age	32	32
Years of experience	3	3

Animal keeper vs dog bather salary

Animal keepers and dog bathers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Animal Keeper	Dog Bather
Average salary	$30,829	$31,134
Salary range	Between $20,000 And $45,000	Between $21,000 And $44,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between animal keeper and dog bather education

There are a few differences between an animal keeper and a dog bather in terms of educational background:

	Animal Keeper	Dog Bather
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 72%	High School Diploma, 51%
Most common major	Biology	Medical Assisting Services
Most common college	Cornell University	Vermont Technical College

Animal keeper vs dog bather demographics

Here are the differences between animal keepers' and dog bathers' demographics:

	Animal Keeper	Dog Bather
Average age	32	32
Gender ratio	Male, 26.4% Female, 73.6%	Male, 17.1% Female, 82.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.5% Unknown, 6.5% Hispanic or Latino, 18.0% Asian, 2.7% White, 67.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 4.3% Unknown, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino, 18.4% Asian, 2.6% White, 67.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between animal keeper and dog bather duties and responsibilities

Animal keeper example responsibilities.

Manage complicated water filtration systems, and implement nutrition plans for a variety of snake species.
Prepare diets according to USDA guidelines to help maintain foodsupplies and animal weights.
Aid in vaccinations, wind treatment, artificial insemination procedures, castrations, tagging and tattoos.
Assist in producing illustrations and animation material to develop tutoring videos for math and physics.
Help with incoming pets as well as with the adoption of the pet by their forever home families.

Dog bather example responsibilities.

Manage all breeding, whelping, raising of puppies, grooming and showing of dogs for owners in the AKC.
Provide customer service to pet owners and accommodate their individual needs.
Participate in pet nutrition seminars and training.
Assist in answering customer questions regarding grooming, scheduling grooming appointments and maintaining salon cleanliness and safety.
Used touch point and SMS and can quickly adapt to other computer software's.

Animal keeper vs dog bather skills

Common animal keeper skills

Animal Husbandry, 17%
Zoo Animals, 11%
Animal Exhibits, 10%
Exotic Animals, 6%
Animal Handling, 5%
AZA, 4%

Common dog bather skills

PET, 51%
Appointment Scheduling, 29%
Teeth, 3%
Coats, 3%
Facility Laundry, 3%
Front Desk, 2%