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Summary Job Description | Tasks | |||
Feed, water, groom, bathe, exercise, or otherwise care for pets and other nonfarm animals, such as dogs, cats, ornamental fish or birds, zoo animals, and mice. Work in settings such as kennels, animal shelters, zoos, circuses, and aquariums. May keep records of feedings, treatments, and animals received or discharged. May clean, disinfect, and repair cages, pens, or fish tanks. | Feed and water animals according to schedules and feeding instructions. | |||
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Clean, organize, and disinfect animal quarters such as pens, stables, cages, and yards, and animal equipment such as saddles and bridles. | ||||
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Answer telephones and schedule appointments. | ||||
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Examine and observe animals to detect signs of illness, disease, or injury. | ||||
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Respond to questions from patrons, and provide information about animals, such as behavior, habitat, breeding habits, or facility activities. | ||||
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Provide treatment to sick or injured animals, or contact veterinarians to secure treatment. | ||||
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Collect and record animal information such as weight, size, physical condition, treatments received, medications given, and food intake. | ||||
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Perform animal grooming duties such as washing, brushing, clipping, and trimming coats, cutting nails, and cleaning ears. | ||||
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Exercise animals to maintain their physical and mental health. | ||||
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Order, unload, and store feed and supplies. | ||||
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Mix food, liquid formulas, medications, or food supplements according to instructions, prescriptions, and knowledge of animal species. | ||||
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Clean and disinfect surgical equipment. | ||||
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Discuss with clients their pets' grooming needs. | ||||
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Observe and caution children petting and feeding animals in designated areas to ensure the safety of humans and animals. | ||||
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Find homes for stray or unwanted animals. | ||||
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Adjust controls to regulate specified temperature and humidity of animal quarters, nurseries, or exhibit areas. | ||||
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Anesthetize and inoculate animals, according to instructions. | ||||
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Transfer animals between enclosures to facilitate breeding, birthing, shipping, or rearrangement of exhibits. | ||||
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Install, maintain, and repair animal care facility equipment such as infrared lights, feeding devices, and cages. | ||||
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Train animals to perform certain tasks. | ||||
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Teach obedience classes. | ||||
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Sell pet food and supplies. | ||||
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Saddle and shoe animals. | ||||
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CompGeo Salary Survey Benchmark Job Summary and Competencies
Animal Caretakers, Except Farm
The Benchmark Job Description below represents the specific Position Characteristics of the job used in the Salary Survey. Benchmark Job Descriptions should be inspected carefully to review the degree of matching between an organizations' Job and the Salary Survey Benchmark. Matching internal Jobs to Salary Survey Benchmark Jobs should not be done on Job Title alone. A thorough comparison of Salary Survey Benchmark to Internal Job Descriptions is recommended. A good overlap should exist on any comparisons used on critical Job Dimensions and Competencies.- Job Description
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Important Knowledge Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Customer and Personal Service | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. | |||
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Important Skill Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. | |||
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Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. | |||
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Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. | |||
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Service Orientation | Actively looking for ways to help people. | |||
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Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. | |||
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Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. | |||
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Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. | |||
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Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. | |||
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Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. | |||
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Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. | |||
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Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. | |||
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Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. | |||
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Persuasion | Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. | |||
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Instructing | Teaching others how to do something. | |||
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Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. | |||
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Important Ability Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. | |||
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Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. | |||
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Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. | |||
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Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. | |||
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Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. | |||
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Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. | |||
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Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). | |||
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Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). | |||
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Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). | |||
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Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. | |||
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Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. | |||
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Arm-Hand Steadiness | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. | |||
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Static Strength | The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects. | |||
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Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. | |||
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Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. | |||
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Manual Dexterity | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. | |||
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Multilimb Coordination | The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion. | |||
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Trunk Strength | The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing. | |||
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Stamina | The ability to exert yourself physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath. | |||
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Far Vision | The ability to see details at a distance. | |||
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Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. | |||
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Auditory Attention | The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds. | |||
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Prerequisite Qualification Category | Education and Experience Level | |||
Required Level of Education | High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate) | |||
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Related Work Experience | None | |||
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On-Site or In-Plant Training | None | |||
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Required Level of Education | Less than a High School Diploma | |||
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Alternate Job Title(s) | |||
Animal Care Giver (ACG) | |||
Animal Care Service Worker | |||
Animal Care Taker | |||
Animal Care Technician | |||
Animal Caregiver | |||
Animal Caretaker | |||
Animal Control Officer | |||
Animal Daycare Provider | |||
Animal Feeder | |||
Animal Groomer | |||
Animal Handler | |||
Animal Health Technician | |||
Animal Keeper | |||
Animal Laboratory Helper | |||
Animal Nursery Worker | |||
Animal Rehabilitator | |||
Animal Shelter Worker | |||
Animal Sitter | |||
Aquarist | |||
Aquarium Tank Attendant | |||
Aviculturist | |||
Bird Tender | |||
Care Taker | |||
Caretaker | |||
Cat and Dog Bather | |||
Cat, Dog, or Other Pet Groomer | |||
Dog Barber | |||
Dog Bather | |||
Dog Beautician | |||
Dog Boarder | |||
Dog Groomer | |||
Dog Hair Clipper | |||
Dog Pound Attendant | |||
Dog Sitter | |||
Dog or Animal Sitter | |||
Farrier | |||
Groomer | |||
Horse Exerciser | |||
Horse Groomer | |||
Horse Rider | |||
Horse Shoer | |||
Horseshoer | |||
Hostler | |||
Hot Walker | |||
Keeper | |||
Kennel Aide | |||
Kennel Assistant | |||
Kennel Attendant | |||
Kennel Helper | |||
Kennel Keeper | |||
Kennel Manager | |||
Kennel Operator | |||
Kennel Supervisor | |||
Kennel Technician | |||
Kennel Worker | |||
Lead Pony Rider | |||
Mice Raiser | |||
Monkey Keeper | |||
Pet Adoption Counselor | |||
Pet Care Worker | |||
Pet Caretaker | |||
Pet Feeder | |||
Pet Groomer | |||
Pet Sitter | |||
Pet Stylist | |||
Plater | |||
Pound Attendant | |||
Pound Keeper | |||
Poundmaster | |||
Reptile Keeper | |||
Ringman | |||
Stable Attendant | |||
Stable Cleaner | |||
Stable Hand | |||
Stable Helper | |||
Stock Feeder | |||
Veterinary Technician | |||
Wild Animal Caretaker | |||
Wildlife Rehabilitator | |||
Zoo Caretaker | |||
Zoo Keeper | |||
Zookeeper | |||
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