Kennel worker vs kennel attendant

The differences between kennel workers 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 kennel worker and a kennel attendant. Additionally, a kennel attendant has an average salary of $26,373, which is higher than the $26,015 average annual salary of a kennel worker.

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

Kennel worker vs kennel attendant overview

	Kennel Worker	Kennel Attendant
Yearly salary	$26,015	$26,373
Hourly rate	$12.51	$12.68
Growth rate	28%	28%
Number of jobs	20,162	72,239
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 41%	High School Diploma, 37%
Average age	32	32
Years of experience	3	3

Kennel worker vs kennel attendant salary

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

	Kennel Worker	Kennel Attendant
Average salary	$26,015	$26,373
Salary range	Between $19,000 And $34,000	Between $20,000 And $34,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between kennel worker and kennel attendant education

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

	Kennel Worker	Kennel Attendant
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 41%	High School Diploma, 37%
Most common major	Medical Assisting Services	Medical Assisting Services
Most common college	Vermont Technical College	Vermont Technical College

Kennel worker vs kennel attendant demographics

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

	Kennel Worker	Kennel Attendant
Average age	32	32
Gender ratio	Male, 24.9% Female, 75.1%	Male, 20.8% Female, 79.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.4% Unknown, 6.2% Hispanic or Latino, 15.5% Asian, 3.0% White, 69.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	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 kennel worker and kennel attendant duties and responsibilities

Kennel worker example responsibilities.

Brush, bath, and condition animals' coats.
Prepare animals for surgery, including clipping, scrubbing, and disinfecting operative site.
Groom dogs for owners, at their request, including baths and nail clipping.
Provide animal care and management; maintain cleanliness of the facility; assist licensed veterinary technicians in restraint of animals.
Train and socialize rats, mice, turtles and snakes.

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.

Kennel worker vs kennel attendant skills

Common kennel worker skills

Clean Cages, 29%
Facility Laundry, 17%
Animal Handling, 9%
Exam Rooms, 5%
Schedule Appointments, 5%
Front Desk, 5%

Common kennel attendant skills

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