Pet counselor vs kennel attendant

The differences between pet counselors 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 pet counselor and a kennel attendant. Additionally, a pet counselor has an average salary of $31,404, which is higher than the $26,373 average annual salary of a kennel attendant.

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

Pet counselor vs kennel attendant overview

	Pet Counselor	Kennel Attendant
Yearly salary	$31,404	$26,373
Hourly rate	$15.10	$12.68
Growth rate	28%	28%
Number of jobs	44,050	72,239
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 37%	High School Diploma, 37%
Average age	32	32
Years of experience	3	3

Pet counselor vs kennel attendant salary

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

	Pet Counselor	Kennel Attendant
Average salary	$31,404	$26,373
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $44,000	Between $20,000 And $34,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between pet counselor and kennel attendant education

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

	Pet Counselor	Kennel Attendant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 37%	High School Diploma, 37%
Most common major	Business	Medical Assisting Services
Most common college	Northwestern University	Vermont Technical College

Pet counselor vs kennel attendant demographics

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

	Pet Counselor	Kennel Attendant
Average age	32	32
Gender ratio	Male, 26.8% Female, 73.2%	Male, 20.8% Female, 79.2%
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, 4.4% 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 pet counselor and kennel 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.

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.

Pet counselor vs kennel attendant skills

Common pet counselor skills

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

Common kennel attendant skills

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