Animal keeper vs keeper

The differences between animal keepers and keepers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-3 months to become an animal keeper, becoming a keeper takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a keeper has an average salary of $33,606, 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 keeper are guest rooms, animal husbandry, and purchase orders.

Animal keeper vs keeper overview

	Animal Keeper	Keeper
Yearly salary	$30,829	$33,606
Hourly rate	$14.82	$16.16
Growth rate	28%	5%
Number of jobs	5,971	3,285
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 72%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Average age	32	41
Years of experience	3	2

Animal keeper vs keeper salary

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

	Animal Keeper	Keeper
Average salary	$30,829	$33,606
Salary range	Between $20,000 And $45,000	Between $23,000 And $48,000
Highest paying City	-	Richmond, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	The Boston Beer Company
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between animal keeper and keeper education

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

	Animal Keeper	Keeper
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 72%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Most common major	Biology	Biology
Most common college	Cornell University	-

Animal keeper vs keeper demographics

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

	Animal Keeper	Keeper
Average age	32	41
Gender ratio	Male, 26.4% Female, 73.6%	Male, 47.8% Female, 52.2%
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, 10.7% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 24.8% Asian, 2.0% White, 56.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.7%
LGBT Percentage	11%	3%

Differences between animal keeper and keeper 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.

Keeper example responsibilities.

Record statistics of players and run the game clock.
Work with both African and Asian species of elephants.
Participate in USDA and AZA inspections and make corrections as needed.
Wash and sanitize dirty dishes by hand and by using a dishwasher
Assist in lab coat department administering lab coats and scrub sets to hospital personnel.
Assist with the maintenance of vary size lawns mowing, seeding, weeding, and trimming lawns.

Animal keeper vs keeper skills

Common animal keeper skills

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

Common keeper skills

Guest Rooms, 30%
Animal Husbandry, 11%
Purchase Orders, 10%
Computer System, 5%
Inventory Control, 4%
Customer Orders, 3%