Pet care associate vs animal daycare provider

The differences between pet care associates and animal daycare providers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-3 months to become both a pet care associate and an animal daycare provider. Additionally, a pet care associate has an average salary of $35,635, which is higher than the $30,390 average annual salary of an animal daycare provider.

The top three skills for a pet care associate include PET, customer service and sales floor. The most important skills for an animal daycare provider are child care, nutritional meals, and CPR.

Pet care associate vs animal daycare provider overview

	Pet Care Associate	Animal Daycare Provider
Yearly salary	$35,635	$30,390
Hourly rate	$17.13	$14.61
Growth rate	28%	28%
Number of jobs	84,256	42,565
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	High School Diploma, 36%
Average age	32	32
Years of experience	3	3

What does a pet care associate do?

Pet care associates, though holding a small position, will find its scope much larger than one would initially expect. This position requires an individual with gentleness, patience, confidence, carefulness, diligence, and a hard-working attitude. Paying out at around $33K per year, those who choose this career will be required to help customers with questions and issues related to small mammals, reptiles, fish, and birds.

What does an animal daycare provider do?

An animal daycare provider is an individual who deals with animals and provides care to animals whose owners are temporarily unavailable. Animal daycare providers must assist and facilitate activities based on the curriculum set out by the animal daycare facility. They are required to have walks with the animals they are taking care of and should help in cleaning their cages or sleeping area. Animal daycare providers must also ensure that the animals they monitor have adequate food and water.

Pet care associate vs animal daycare provider salary

Pet care associates and animal daycare providers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Pet Care Associate	Animal Daycare Provider
Average salary	$35,635	$30,390
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $48,000	Between $19,000 And $46,000
Highest paying City	Minneapolis, MN	-
Highest paying state	Oregon	-
Best paying company	Purr'n Pooch	-
Best paying industry	Retail	-

Differences between pet care associate and animal daycare provider education

There are a few differences between a pet care associate and an animal daycare provider in terms of educational background:

	Pet Care Associate	Animal Daycare Provider
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	High School Diploma, 36%
Most common major	Biology	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	University of Pennsylvania

Pet care associate vs animal daycare provider demographics

Here are the differences between pet care associates' and animal daycare providers' demographics:

	Pet Care Associate	Animal Daycare Provider
Average age	32	32
Gender ratio	Male, 24.8% Female, 75.2%	Male, 6.2% Female, 93.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.3% Unknown, 6.5% Hispanic or Latino, 18.3% Asian, 2.6% White, 67.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 5.3% Unknown, 6.5% Hispanic or Latino, 15.6% Asian, 2.9% White, 69.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between pet care associate and animal daycare provider duties and responsibilities

Pet care associate example responsibilities.

Achieve detailed grooming including skin, ear, nail care, coat clips and dental care.
Prepare foods for various animals to include reptiles, snakes, hamsters, and birds etc.
Communicate with customers about events/concerns in which include their pet.
Assist patients in meeting their personal care needs and provide individualized interventions while encouraging patient involvement and promoting independence.
Used touch point and SMS and can quickly adapt to other computer software's.

Animal daycare provider example responsibilities.

Assist children in learning numbers, ABC's and colors.
Teach children basic daily living skills such as washing hands, toileting, ABC's and numbers.
Maintain all safety and health standards as well as ensured up to date training including CPR and first aid.
Administer learning materials, provide one-on-on tutoring and supervise kids during time of play.
Maintain nutritional guidelines consistent with USDA guidelines

Pet care associate vs animal daycare provider skills

Common pet care associate skills

PET, 55%
Customer Service, 21%
Sales Floor, 4%
Quality Care, 3%
Administer Medications, 2%
Fish Tanks, 2%

Common animal daycare provider skills

Child Care, 72%
Nutritional Meals, 13%
CPR, 5%
Social Development, 2%
Quality Care, 1%
Developmental Problems, 1%

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