Pet counselor vs animal attendant

The differences between pet counselors 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 counselor and an animal attendant. Additionally, a pet counselor has an average salary of $31,404, which is higher than the $26,394 average annual salary of an animal attendant.

The top three skills for a pet counselor include PET, customer service and sales floor. The most important skills for an animal attendant are PET, patients, and animal handling.

Pet counselor vs animal attendant overview

	Pet Counselor	Animal Attendant
Yearly salary	$31,404	$26,394
Hourly rate	$15.10	$12.69
Growth rate	28%	28%
Number of jobs	44,050	53,000
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Average age	32	32
Years of experience	3	3

Pet counselor vs animal attendant salary

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

	Pet Counselor	Animal Attendant
Average salary	$31,404	$26,394
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $44,000	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 counselor and animal attendant education

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

	Pet Counselor	Animal Attendant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Most common major	Business	Biology
Most common college	Northwestern University	Ohio State University

Pet counselor vs animal attendant demographics

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

	Pet Counselor	Animal Attendant
Average age	32	32
Gender ratio	Male, 26.8% Female, 73.2%	Male, 29.2% Female, 70.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.8% Unknown, 6.2% Hispanic or Latino, 17.0% Asian, 2.8% White, 68.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	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 counselor and animal attendant duties and responsibilities

Pet counselor example responsibilities.

Achieve detailed grooming including skin, ear, nail care, coat clips and dental care.
Perform grooming duties such as washing brushing, clipping, and trimming coats.
Educate family of personal family pet necessities.
Assist in answering customer questions regarding grooming, scheduling grooming appointments and maintaining salon cleanliness and safety.
Used touch point and SMS and can quickly adapt to other computer software's.

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 counselor vs animal attendant skills

Common pet counselor skills

PET, 57%
Customer Service, 30%
Sales Floor, 4%
Product Knowledge, 2%
Coats, 2%
Customer Complaints, 2%

Common animal attendant skills

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