Careers in Small Animal Care Chapter 5. Introduction $20.3 billion/year $20.3 billion/year $11...

Careers in Small Animal Careers in Small Animal CareCare

Chapter 5Chapter 5

IntroductionIntroduction

$20.3 billion/year$20.3 billion/year $11 billion/year (vet)$11 billion/year (vet) $9 billion/year (food)$9 billion/year (food)

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Pet Care WorkersPet Care Workers

Animal hospitalsAnimal hospitals Boarding kennelsBoarding kennels

Animal sheltersAnimal shelters Grooming parlorsGrooming parlors Training schoolsTraining schools Pet shopsPet shops

http://www.animal-resorts-inc.com

Education and Training Education and Training RequirementsRequirements

High school jobsHigh school jobs High school diplomaHigh school diploma Knowledge is an assetKnowledge is an asset

BiologyBiology Animal husbandryAnimal husbandry Business Business

Advancement Possibilities and Advancement Possibilities and Employment OutlookEmployment Outlook

SupervisorsSupervisors Start private kennels, Start private kennels,

pet shops, etc.pet shops, etc. Develop new skillsDevelop new skills

GroomingGrooming TrainingTraining BreedingBreeding

http://www.wildthingsinc.com/html/training_school.html

Working ConditionsWorking Conditions

Indoors and outdoorsIndoors and outdoors Clean up after themClean up after them DriveDrive Dealing with peopleDealing with people 40 hours/wk40 hours/wk On callOn call

Earnings and BenefitsEarnings and Benefits

VaryVary LocationLocation Type of jobType of job Worker experienceWorker experience

Minimum wageMinimum wage May earn commissionMay earn commission

Zoo AdministratorsZoo Administrators

DirectorsDirectors Decision makersDecision makers Conflict managersConflict managers Deal with peopleDeal with people


Animal curatorsAnimal curators Scientists in charge of Scientists in charge of

the animalsthe animals Paperwork, look after Paperwork, look after

zoo animals, study zoo animals, study behavior, apply behavior, apply medicinesmedicines


VeterinariansVeterinarians Run blood, urine, fecal Run blood, urine, fecal

analysisanalysis Watch for parasitesWatch for parasites

Resident ZoologistsResident Zoologists

Animal scientistsAnimal scientists Educational aspectsEducational aspects HabitatHabitat


Curators=M.S. in Curators=M.S. in zoologyzoology

Directors=zoology or Directors=zoology or life scienceslife sciences

Zoologists=PhDZoologists=PhD Vet=VMDVet=VMD


Curators, vets, and Curators, vets, and zoologists to directorzoologists to director

Director is the highestDirector is the highest Job outlook is fairJob outlook is fair


Long and exhaustingLong and exhausting PressurePressure


Curators=$38,000Curators=$38,000 Directors=$30,000-Directors=$30,000-

$80,000$80,000 Paid vacations, accident Paid vacations, accident

and health insurance, and health insurance, and pension plansand pension plans

Research grantsResearch grants

Laboratory Animal Care WorkersLaboratory Animal Care Workers

Assistant laboratory Assistant laboratory animal techniciansanimal technicians

Laboratory animal Laboratory animal technicianstechnicians

Laboratory animal Laboratory animal technologists technologists

Provide food, water, and Provide food, water, and clean cages, treat minor clean cages, treat minor wounds and prepare wounds and prepare animals for surgery.animals for surgery.


High school educationHigh school education OJTOJT Two year programsTwo year programs Certification from Certification from

AALASAALAShttp://www.itgworld.com/LAS_Trainer

Small Animal BreedersSmall Animal Breeders

Fur-bearing, laboratory, Fur-bearing, laboratory, pet shops, general pet shops, general publicpublic

RuralRural


No specific No specific requirementsrequirements

Courses in biology, Courses in biology, nutrition, nutrition, etc.nutrition, nutrition, etc.


Profit margin is small Profit margin is small and uncertain for fur and uncertain for fur farmersfarmers

Steady demand for lab Steady demand for lab animalsanimals


Long hours for ownersLong hours for owners Heavy liftingHeavy lifting Unpleasant odorsUnpleasant odors


Owners-varyOwners-vary Size and kindSize and kind

WorkersWorkers $9,000-$16,000$9,000-$16,000

Animal TrainersAnimal Trainers

Aquatic and birdsAquatic and birds Tricks, commands, Tricks, commands,

protect property, seeing protect property, seeing eye dogseye dogs


Like working with Like working with animalsanimals

Keepers with OJTKeepers with OJT Race horse trainers must Race horse trainers must

be licensedbe licensed


Small staffSmall staff Go into business for Go into business for

themselvesthemselves Not a lot of jobsNot a lot of jobs


Long hours for horse Long hours for horse trainerstrainers

Like water for aquatic Like water for aquatic trainingtraining


$10,000-$100,000$10,000-$100,000 Racehorses:Racehorses:

$35-$50/horse + 10% of $35-$50/horse + 10% of winningswinnings

$30,000-$35,000/year$30,000-$35,000/year $$

Pet GroomersPet Groomers

Shaggy, long-haired Shaggy, long-haired gives businessgives business


Dog grooming schoolDog grooming school Pet shop/kennelPet shop/kennel Reading and practicingReading and practicing No high school diploma No high school diploma

neededneeded People skillsPeople skills


30,000 current groomer30,000 current groomer 3,000 new ones in next 3,000 new ones in next

decadedecade


LocationLocation Bad tempered animalsBad tempered animals Normally 35-40 hour Normally 35-40 hour

weeksweeks


$7.50/hour$7.50/hour Keep 50% of earnings if Keep 50% of earnings if

at a salonat a salon Owner: $20,000-Owner: $20,000-

$50,000/yr.$50,000/yr.

VeterinariansVeterinarians

Treat, medicate, Treat, medicate, surgery, etc.surgery, etc.

55,000 in U.S.55,000 in U.S. 1/3 in SAC1/3 in SAC


DVM or VMDDVM or VMD 27 veterinarian schools27 veterinarian schools


Looks goodLooks good


Over 40 hoursOver 40 hours Injury by animalsInjury by animals


$38,800/year for new$38,800/year for new $57,600/year on average$57,600/year on average

Veterinary TechnicianVeterinary Technician

Assist vetsAssist vets


2 year program2 year program 65 community colleges65 community colleges


Looks goodLooks good ShortageShortage


40 hours40 hours Injury, weather, etc.Injury, weather, etc.


$17,000-$35,000$17,000-$35,000

BiologistsBiologists BotanistBotanist ZoologistZoologist AnatomistAnatomist PhysiologistPhysiologist EmbryologistEmbryologist GeneticistGeneticist PathologistPathologist NutritionistNutritionist PharmacologistPharmacologist EcologistEcologist BiochemistBiochemist BiophysicistBiophysicist

Education and TrainingEducation and Training

Undergraduate degreesUndergraduate degrees M.S. or PhDM.S. or PhD


Many with PhDMany with PhD Lots of jobsLots of jobs


LaboratoriesLaboratories Field workField work TravelTravel 40 hours40 hours


$28,400-$50,900$28,400-$50,900

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