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Overview
Kennel workers care for animals in kennels, catteries or pet boarding settings by feeding, cleaning cages, grooming, walking and watching the condition of animals.
In job descriptions, look for pet feeding, dog bathing, animal movement control, cage cleaning, animal welfare, transport assistance, customer advice, written instructions, shifts and alert observation of sick or older animals.
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Kennel worker work is practical animal care in kennels, catteries or boarding settings. Daily tasks include feeding pets, cleaning cages, bathing dogs, walking animals and noticing changes in condition or behaviour.
Skills and specializations
Useful strengths include safe animal handling, controlling animal movement, following written instructions, advising customers on pet care, maintaining equipment, assisting transport and providing an enriching environment.
Salary context
Salary context depends on animal numbers, shift pattern, customer contact, transport tasks, grooming duties, responsibility for sick or older animals and whether the workplace handles dogs, cats or mixed pets.
Career paths
Paths can move toward senior animal care, kennel supervision, grooming, animal transport support, customer advisory work, training assistance or broader pet-care services.
Good to know
Check adverts for species handled, kennel size, cleaning routines, walking schedules, shift work, customer advice, transport duties, welfare checks and how illness or injuries are escalated.
Editorial note
This guide gives editorial career context for kennel worker work. It is not official labour-market statistics or salary data.
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O*NET relationships
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O*NET relationships: 2
Animal Caretakers
39-2021.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
Open in O*NETVeterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers
31-9096.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
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Alternative labels
Occupation group
animal care attendant (5164.1)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/15dfabf5-71e0-400e-af48-4c6f92ef4392 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 5164.1.2 |
| ISCO group | 5164 |
| Concept type | Occupation |