Stable attendant vs animal care technician

The differences between stable attendants and animal care technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-3 months to become both a stable attendant and an animal care technician. Additionally, an animal care technician has an average salary of $29,617, which is higher than the $27,345 average annual salary of a stable attendant.

The top three skills for a stable attendant include farm animals, coats and horse shows. The most important skills for an animal care technician are patients, animal husbandry, and pigs.

Stable attendant vs animal care technician overview

	Stable Attendant	Animal Care Technician
Yearly salary	$27,345	$29,617
Hourly rate	$13.15	$14.24
Growth rate	28%	28%
Number of jobs	44,560	96,973
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Average age	32	32
Years of experience	3	3

Stable attendant vs animal care technician salary

Stable attendants and animal care technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Stable Attendant	Animal Care Technician
Average salary	$27,345	$29,617
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $35,000	Between $21,000 And $40,000
Highest paying City	Saratoga Springs, NY	South San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	California	Oregon
Best paying company	Dell	Emory University
Best paying industry	Construction	Health Care

Differences between stable attendant and animal care technician education

There are a few differences between a stable attendant and an animal care technician in terms of educational background:

	Stable Attendant	Animal Care Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Most common major	Veterinary Medicine	Biology
Most common college	Cornell University	New York University

Stable attendant vs animal care technician demographics

Here are the differences between stable attendants' and animal care technicians' demographics:

	Stable Attendant	Animal Care Technician
Average age	32	32
Gender ratio	Male, 28.6% Female, 71.4%	Male, 31.1% Female, 68.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.3% Unknown, 6.7% Hispanic or Latino, 18.2% Asian, 2.6% White, 67.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 4.3% Unknown, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino, 18.5% Asian, 2.7% White, 67.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between stable attendant and animal care technician duties and responsibilities

Stable attendant example responsibilities.

Assist in managing shelter for animals and arranging for adoption or euthanasia of confiscate animals.
Examine injure persons and administer first aid or cardiopulmonary resuscitation, if necessary, using training and medical supplies and equipment.
Clean industrial size dryers on a nightly basis of melted/hardened plastic

Animal care technician example responsibilities.

Assist in managing shelter for animals and arranging for adoption or euthanasia of confiscate animals.
Train in safety procedures for blood borne pathogens, GLP and GMP certification, and ISO standards.
Familiarize with the strains of various animal species to include rats, mice, gerbils, guinea pigs.
Interview prospective adopting families while counseling on animal welfare and responsibilities of pet owners.
Maintain knowledge of CPR procedures and evacuation procedures.
Assist with minor emergency procedures, perform CPR.

Stable attendant vs animal care technician skills

Common stable attendant skills

Farm Animals, 46%
Coats, 27%
Horse Shows, 17%
Mowing, 9%

Common animal care technician skills

Patients, 10%
Animal Husbandry, 9%
Pigs, 5%
Patient Care, 5%
Animal Handling, 5%
GLP, 4%

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