Occupation Atlasanimal care attendant
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/0b14d5d7-1bbe-4403-b9e6-7b0f37fc44fc
animal care attendant
Animal care attendants provide routine care for non-production animals, which may include feeding, watering, cleaning, exercise and enrichment, grooming, training and monitoring of the health and welfare, in accordance with national legislation.
Job Zone
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Zone 2: Some Preparation Needed
Some preparation. Usually a high school diploma, some previous work-related skill or experience, and a few months to a year of training with experienced workers.
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Occupational interest profile
RICRealistic · Investigative · Conventional — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic6.33
- I Investigative4.25
- C Conventional3.96
- S Social3.51
- A Artistic1.00
- E Enterprising1.00
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers (31-9096.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its close O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (28)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- advise on animal welfare
- anatomy of animals
- animal behaviour
- animal nutrition
- animal welfare
- animal welfare legislation
- apply animal hygiene practices
- apply safe work practices in a veterinary setting
- assess animal behaviour
- assist in transportation of animals
- biosecurity related to animals
- breed reptiles
- control animal movement
- environmental enrichment for animals
- groom animals
- handle veterinary emergencies
- implement exercise activities for animals
- maintain animal accommodation hygienic
- manage animal biosecurity
- manage animal welfare
- monitor the welfare of animals
- physiology of animals
- provide an enriching environment for animals
- provide animal training
- provide first aid to animals
- provide nutrition to animals
- safe work practices in a veterinary setting
- signs of animal illness
Optional (22)
- animal production science
- animal species
- animal training
- apply numeracy skills
- assess animal's condition
- calculate rates per hours
- care for juvenile animals
- collaborate with animal related professionals
- cope with challenging circumstances in the veterinary sector
- create solutions to problems
- deal with challenging people
- establish aquarium
- handle veterinary patients
- have computer literacy
- interview animal owners on animals' conditions
- locate microchip in animals
- make decisions regarding the animal's welfare
- microchip scanners
- take advantage of learning opportunities in veterinary science
- treat animals ethically
- understand the animal's situation
- use different communication channels
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
Closest occupations
Compare any occupation →ESCO occupations that share the most of this occupation's 28 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
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