Kennel Attendant
Impact: Direct
Care for animals by feeding, watering, cleaning, walking, and monitoring their health and well-being in kennel, shelter, veterinary, or boarding facility settings.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Moderate
- Team vs solo
- Team-oriented
- Client facing
- Rarely
- Impact visibility
- Moderate
- Travel
- None
- Schedule flexibility
- Rigid
- Remote work
- On-site Only
- Typical work hours
- 40 hours/week
- Stress level
- Moderate
At a glance
- Median salary
- $28,000
- Entry-level
- $22,000
- Senior
- $35,000
- Growth by 2033
- 15%
- Demand
- Stable
- Freelance potential
- Low
- Salary growth potential
- 25%
- Typical student debt
- $0
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Animal Handling
- Cleaning & Sanitation
- Basic Animal First Aid
Soft skills
- Patience
- Observation
- Empathy
Technical complexity: Low
How to get there
- Minimum education
- High School Diploma or GED
- Licensing
- No
- Years to mid-career
- 3
- Years to senior
- 7
- Career switching
- Easy
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Veterinary Assistant, Vet Tech, Animal Trainer
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- 20%
- AI disruption risk
- Very Low
- Demand trend
- Stable
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 3.5/10
- Meaning
- 4/10
- Work-life balance
- 3.5/10
- Prestige
- 3.5/10
- Social perception
- High