Zoo keeper vs kennel attendant

The differences between zoo keepers 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 zoo keeper and a kennel attendant. Additionally, a zoo keeper has an average salary of $33,617, which is higher than the $26,373 average annual salary of a kennel attendant.

The top three skills for a zoo keeper include animal husbandry, animal exhibits and AZA. The most important skills for a kennel attendant are PET, animal handling, and facility laundry.

Zoo keeper vs kennel attendant overview

	Zoo Keeper	Kennel Attendant
Yearly salary	$33,617	$26,373
Hourly rate	$16.16	$12.68
Growth rate	28%	28%
Number of jobs	4,468	72,239
Job satisfaction	4	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	High School Diploma, 37%
Average age	32	32
Years of experience	3	3

Zoo keeper vs kennel attendant salary

Zoo keepers and kennel attendants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Zoo Keeper	Kennel Attendant
Average salary	$33,617	$26,373
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $49,000	Between $20,000 And $34,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between zoo keeper and kennel attendant education

There are a few differences between a zoo keeper and a kennel attendant in terms of educational background:

	Zoo Keeper	Kennel Attendant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	High School Diploma, 37%
Most common major	Biology	Medical Assisting Services
Most common college	Cornell University	Vermont Technical College

Zoo keeper vs kennel attendant demographics

Here are the differences between zoo keepers' and kennel attendants' demographics:

	Zoo Keeper	Kennel Attendant
Average age	32	32
Gender ratio	Male, 35.2% Female, 64.8%	Male, 20.8% Female, 79.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.2% Unknown, 6.5% Hispanic or Latino, 17.8% Asian, 2.6% White, 68.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	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 zoo keeper and kennel attendant duties and responsibilities

Zoo keeper example responsibilities.

Manage complicated water filtration systems, and implement nutrition plans for a variety of snake species.
Assist in producing illustrations and animation material to develop tutoring videos for math and physics.
Provide environmental enrichment for various mammal and raptor species.

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.

Zoo keeper vs kennel attendant skills

Common zoo keeper skills

Animal Husbandry, 17%
Animal Exhibits, 16%
AZA, 12%
USDA, 4%
Hoof, 4%
Animal Food, 4%

Common kennel attendant skills

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