Farrier vs animal attendant

The differences between farriers and animal attendants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-3 months to become both a farrier and an animal attendant. Additionally, a farrier has an average salary of $36,305, which is higher than the $26,394 average annual salary of an animal attendant.

The top three skills for a farrier include hoof, and . The most important skills for an animal attendant are PET, patients, and animal handling.

Farrier vs animal attendant overview

	Farrier	Animal Attendant
Yearly salary	$36,305	$26,394
Hourly rate	$17.45	$12.69
Growth rate	28%	28%
Number of jobs	267	53,000
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 33%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Average age	32	32
Years of experience	3	3

Farrier vs animal attendant salary

Farriers and animal attendants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Farrier	Animal Attendant
Average salary	$36,305	$26,394
Salary range	Between $20,000 And $62,000	Between $20,000 And $34,000
Highest paying City	-	Ithaca, NY
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Baylor College of Medicine
Best paying industry	-	Education

Differences between farrier and animal attendant education

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

	Farrier	Animal Attendant
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 33%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Most common major	Agricultural Production Operations	Biology
Most common college	University of Massachusetts Amherst	Ohio State University

Farrier vs animal attendant demographics

Here are the differences between farriers' and animal attendants' demographics:

	Farrier	Animal Attendant
Average age	32	32
Gender ratio	Male, 73.4% Female, 26.6%	Male, 29.2% Female, 70.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.3% Unknown, 7.1% Hispanic or Latino, 14.8% Asian, 2.9% White, 69.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	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%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between farrier and animal attendant duties and responsibilities

Farrier example responsibilities.

Manage all breeding, whelping, raising of puppies, grooming and showing of dogs for owners in the AKC.
Wash, brush, horse's coats to improve their appearance.
Provide quality hoof care and establish a working relation with trainers and horse owners.
Skil farrierShod cutting, roping, ranch and all kinds of performance horses .. including corrective shoeing.
Wash, brush, trim and curry animals' coats to clean and improve their appearance.
Participate in pet nutrition seminars and training.

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.

Farrier vs animal attendant skills

Common farrier skills

Hoof, 100%

Common animal attendant skills

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