Pet caretaker vs animal attendant

The differences between pet caretakers 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 pet caretaker and an animal attendant. Additionally, a pet caretaker has an average salary of $30,478, which is higher than the $26,394 average annual salary of an animal attendant.

The top three skills for a pet caretaker include PET, administer medications and facility laundry. The most important skills for an animal attendant are PET, patients, and animal handling.

Pet caretaker vs animal attendant overview

	Pet Caretaker	Animal Attendant
Yearly salary	$30,478	$26,394
Hourly rate	$14.65	$12.69
Growth rate	28%	28%
Number of jobs	19,782	53,000
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Average age	32	32
Years of experience	3	3

Pet caretaker vs animal attendant salary

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

	Pet Caretaker	Animal Attendant
Average salary	$30,478	$26,394
Salary range	Between $19,000 And $47,000	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 pet caretaker and animal attendant education

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

	Pet Caretaker	Animal Attendant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Most common major	Biology	Biology
Most common college	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor	Ohio State University

Pet caretaker vs animal attendant demographics

Here are the differences between pet caretakers' and animal attendants' demographics:

	Pet Caretaker	Animal Attendant
Average age	32	32
Gender ratio	Male, 29.4% Female, 70.6%	Male, 29.2% Female, 70.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.4% Unknown, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino, 18.1% Asian, 2.7% White, 67.9% 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 pet caretaker and animal attendant duties and responsibilities

Pet caretaker example responsibilities.

Achieve detailed grooming including skin, ear, nail care, coat clips and dental care.
Walk/Exercise dogs and clean up after them (pet messes, spil food or water, clean kennels )
Provide daily pet care to animals, including: walking, grooming, trips to veterinarian, overnight care.
Assist in answering customer questions regarding grooming, scheduling grooming appointments and maintaining salon cleanliness and safety.
Create styles as requested by clients to include hand scissor jobs, breed trims and maintenance clips.

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.

Pet caretaker vs animal attendant skills

Common pet caretaker skills

PET, 80%
Administer Medications, 7%
Facility Laundry, 3%
Coats, 2%
Food Intake, 2%
Scheduling Appointments, 2%

Common animal attendant skills

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