Animal keeper vs dog walker

The differences between animal keepers and dog walkers 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 walker. Additionally, a dog walker has an average salary of $30,893, 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 walker are PET, walkers, and clients homes.

Animal keeper vs dog walker overview

	Animal Keeper	Dog Walker
Yearly salary	$30,829	$30,893
Hourly rate	$14.82	$14.85
Growth rate	28%	28%
Number of jobs	5,971	5,474
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 72%	Bachelor's Degree, 47%
Average age	32	32
Years of experience	3	3

Animal keeper vs dog walker salary

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

	Animal Keeper	Dog Walker
Average salary	$30,829	$30,893
Salary range	Between $20,000 And $45,000	Between $21,000 And $44,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	Oregon
Best paying company	-	CARE
Best paying industry	-	Professional

Differences between animal keeper and dog walker education

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

	Animal Keeper	Dog Walker
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 72%	Bachelor's Degree, 47%
Most common major	Biology	Psychology
Most common college	Cornell University	University of Massachusetts Amherst

Animal keeper vs dog walker demographics

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

	Animal Keeper	Dog Walker
Average age	32	32
Gender ratio	Male, 26.4% Female, 73.6%	Male, 29.2% Female, 70.8%
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, 67.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between animal keeper and dog walker 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 walker example responsibilities.

Manage all breeding, whelping, raising of puppies, grooming and showing of dogs for owners in the AKC.
Head groomer, use of dremel, clippers, dryers, hemostats.
Provide in-home grooming services such as bathing, nail trimming, and clipping for all breeds and sizes of dogs.
Provide general bathing and preventative services, such as nail clipping and ear cleaning to maintain and improve clients health.
Assist pet owners by transporting animals to grooming and veterinary appointments.
Assure proper annotation of administrative MWD utilization and training records used for legal reviews.

Animal keeper vs dog walker skills

Common animal keeper skills

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

Common dog walker skills

PET, 50%
Walkers, 44%
Clients Homes, 2%
Fresh Water, 1%
Minute Walk, 1%
Customer Service, 0%