DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

39-2021 Animal Caretakers

Occupational Description:
Feed, water, groom, bathe, exercise, or otherwise provide care to promote and maintain the well-being of pets and other animals that are not raised for consumption, such as dogs, cats, race horses, 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. Excludes ?Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers? (31-9096) and ?Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals? (45-2093).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
EDR 4 - West Central 609$11.72/hr$0.41/hr$10.24/hr$10.45/hr$10.95/hr$12.18/hr$14.64/hr
Minnesota 3,250364$13.95/hr$0.33/hr$10.45/hr$11.03/hr$12.38/hr$15.31/hr$20.25/hr
U S 212,4502,974$13.24/hr$0.05/hr$9.12/hr$10.37/hr$12.12/hr$14.72/hr$18.90/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Animal Caretakers
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Other Services60$10.95/hr
Other Regional Data For Animal Caretakers
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 2,120 $12.71/hr N/A
EDR 10 - Southeast 290 $12.62/hr N/A
EDR 3 - Arrowhead 120 $11.49/hr N/A
EDR 7W- Central 110 $12.42/hr N/A
EDR 9 - South Central 100 $11.11/hr N/A
EDR 5 - North Central 70 $11.83/hr N/A
EDR 4 - West Central 60 $10.95/hr N/A
EDR 8 - Southwest 60 $11.72/hr N/A
EDR 6E- Southwest Central 50 $10.74/hr N/A
EDR 7E- East Central 40 $11.39/hr N/A
EDR 2 - Headwaters 20 $10.45/hr N/A
EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley N/A N/A N/A
EDR 1 - Northwest N/A N/A N/A
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Tasks for Animal Caretakers