ANZSCO 3611

Animal Attendants and Trainers

Overview

EMPLOYED

24,100

PART-TIME SHARE

39%

FEMALE SHARE

70%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

$1,280

MEDIAN AGE

33

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

800

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Summary

Animal Attendants and Trainers train, feed, groom and care for animals.

Tasks

  • Teaching animals to obey verbal and non-verbal commands and addressing behavioural problems
  • Training animals to accept riders and pull vehicles
  • Training animals to perform in competitions
  • Bathing, cutting, combing, blow-drying and styling pets' coats, clipping their nails and cleaning their ears
  • Inspecting, preparing, cleaning, disinfecting and maintaining comfortable animal cages and enclosures
  • Transporting food, filling water troughs and feeding animals according to their individual needs
  • Maintaining animal health records, treating minor injuries and reporting serious conditions to Veterinarians
  • Exercising and playing with animals, answering visitor questions, and transferring animals between enclosures by leading or carrying them
  • Dusting and spraying insecticides on animals and immersing them in insecticide baths, to control insect pests

ANZSCO Classification

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    Earnings and Hours

    Weekly Earnings (Before Tax)
    Source: Share of workers who work full-time hours: ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2023, four-quarter average, customised report.
    Average full-time hours worked per week: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Median full-time earnings per week and Median hourly earnings: ABS, Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2023, customised report.
    Note: median earnings data have not been produced for some occupations where there is a high standard error, and are published with "N/A" values.
    Earnings and Hours Animal Attendants and Trainers All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 61% 70%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 46 hours 44 hours
    Median full-time earnings per week $1,280 $1,697
    Median hourly earnings $32 $43

    Industries

    Animal Attendants and Trainers work in industries like:

    Source: Ranked using ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2023, four-quarter average data, custom report.
    Note: industries that comprise less than 5% of an occupation have been suppressed.

    States and territories

    New South Wales

    37.7%

    Victoria

    23.9%

    Queensland

    22.3%

    South Australia

    4.6%

    Tasmania

    3.1%

    Northern Territory

    0.7%

    Australian Capital Territory

    0.5%

    Source: ABS Labour Force Survey, Detailed, August 2024, Jobs and Skills Australia trend data.

    Age and gender

    Age and Gender Profile
    Source: ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2023, four-quarter average, customised report.
    Age and Gender Animal Attendants and Trainers All Occupations
    Median age 33 years 39 years
    Female share of employment 70% 48%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Animal Attendants and Trainers
    15–19 5.2 7.8
    20–24 9.1 14.1
    25–34 22.7 26.3
    35–44 22.3 17.9
    45–54 20.4 17.2
    55–59 8.8 7.2
    60–64 6.5 4.9
    65 and Over 4.9 4.6

    Education

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    • Your Career to compare Vocational Education and Training (VET) courses, providers and student outcomes.
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share) All Occupations Animal Attendants and Trainers
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 2.8
    Bachelor degree 23.2 13.1
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 9.6
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 24.2
    Year 12 15.9 22.0
    Year 11 4.0 5.9
    Year 10 and below 9.7 15.7
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      Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations

      Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) is the skill-based classification system used to categorise occupations in the Australian and New Zealand labour markets. ANZSCO provides a basis for the standardised collection, analysis and dissemination of occupation data. Visit the ABS website to learn how ANZSCO works. Jobs and Skills Australia displays data for occupations that are defined by ANZSCO 2013 Version 1.3.