Careers with animals

​Careers with animals

​Careers with animals

• Animal Care Attendant

• Pet Store associate

• Dog Daycare Worker

• Shelter Volunteer

​walk dogs

clean & feed

socialize

clean

​Right after high school...

​Careers with animals

• Veterinary assistant

• Pet grooming assistant

• animal handler

• Shelter technician

​training

grooming

animal care

desk work

With some school or training...

​Working at an animal shelter can happen right out of high school or with 2 - 4 years of college. It depends on what you would like to do at the shelter.

​Careers with animals

• Veterinary technician

• Animal trainer

• wildlife care specialist

​training

animal care

wild animal care

With a 2 year college degree...

​Careers with animals

• Veterinarian assistant

• zookeeper

• farm & ranch manager

• animal shelter manager

• wildlife biologist

• park ranger

work in parks with animals

manage the zoo

wild animal care

With a 4 year college degree...

run the farm

help the vet

working at a zoo would take at least 2 years, but probably 4 years of college.

​zookeeper

​Careers with animals

• Veterinarian

• Wildlife Biologist

• Marine Biologist

help marine mammals

access & do surgery on animals

wild animal care

With over 8 years of college ...

​Veterinarian

To be a Vet, you need at least 8 years of college.

Poll

Which job sounds the best to you?

• shelter assistant

• farm hand

• veterinarian assistant

• park ranger

• veterinarian

Poll

Which path do you think you would like to pursue to work with animals?

• no college - get a job out of high scool

• 2 years of college

• 4 years of college

• more than 4 years of college