Animal care workers look after animals in places like kennels, rescue centres and sanctuaries.
£13,500 Starter
to£22,000 Experienced
38 to 40 a week
evenings / weekends / bank holidays on shifts
You can get into this job through:
You could take a college course in animal care or management, for example:
You may need:
You can do an intermediate apprenticeship as an animal care and welfare assistant, or an advanced apprenticeship in animal care.
You'll usually need:
It'll help to have some experience of working with animals before you start looking for a job.
Volunteering can sometimes lead in to paid work. You can find out about volunteering opportunities in your area from:
You can find out more about careers in animal care from the National Land Based College UK and the College of Animal Welfare.
You'll need:
As an animal care worker, you'll:
You could work at an animal welfare centre, at a wildlife park or in kennels.
Your working environment may be dirty, outdoors some of the time and physically demanding.
With experience, you could become a supervisor or manager, or work self-employed.
You could also use your experience to move into other animal care careers, like veterinary nursing, or find work in a zoo or wildlife park.
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