Farrier vs kennel attendant

The differences between farriers and kennel 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 a kennel attendant. Additionally, a farrier has an average salary of $36,305, which is higher than the $26,373 average annual salary of a kennel attendant.

The top three skills for a farrier include hoof, and . The most important skills for a kennel attendant are PET, animal handling, and facility laundry.

Farrier vs kennel attendant overview

	Farrier	Kennel Attendant
Yearly salary	$36,305	$26,373
Hourly rate	$17.45	$12.68
Growth rate	28%	28%
Number of jobs	267	72,239
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 33%	High School Diploma, 37%
Average age	32	32
Years of experience	3	3

Farrier vs kennel attendant salary

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

	Farrier	Kennel Attendant
Average salary	$36,305	$26,373
Salary range	Between $20,000 And $62,000	Between $20,000 And $34,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between farrier and kennel attendant education

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

	Farrier	Kennel Attendant
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 33%	High School Diploma, 37%
Most common major	Agricultural Production Operations	Medical Assisting Services
Most common college	University of Massachusetts Amherst	Vermont Technical College

Farrier vs kennel attendant demographics

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

	Farrier	Kennel Attendant
Average age	32	32
Gender ratio	Male, 73.4% Female, 26.6%	Male, 20.8% Female, 79.2%
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, 4.4% Unknown, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino, 18.2% Asian, 2.7% White, 67.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between farrier and kennel 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.

Kennel attendant example responsibilities.

Assist in managing shelter for animals and arranging for adoption or euthanasia of confiscate animals.
Train to give dogs baths, brushing out coats, scissoring, and toenails.
Perform animal grooming duties such as washing, brushing, clipping, and trimming coats, etc.
Experience in the use of specialize equipment such as cage washers, autoclaves and animal transport vehicles.
Assist owner in preforming body clips and bathing/drying dogs and cats, preform all grooming tasks including clipper skills except scissoring.
Operate cage/bottle washers, autoclaves and bedding dispensing/disposal equipment.

Farrier vs kennel attendant skills

Common farrier skills

Hoof, 100%

Common kennel attendant skills

PET, 39%
Animal Handling, 10%
Facility Laundry, 8%
Animal Hospital, 5%
Animal Restraint, 4%
Administer Medications, 4%