Occupation Atlasanimal handler
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/1ee1b792-4d5f-4555-be4e-ce7e4c05d1a9
animal handler
Animal handlers are in charge of handling animals in a working role and continue the training of the animal, in accordance with national legislation.
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Job Zone
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
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.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
RSCRealistic · Social · Conventional — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic6.52
- S Social3.61
- C Conventional2.97
- I Investigative2.30
- E Enterprising2.08
- A Artistic1.76
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 Animal Trainers (39-2011.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, a broader O*NET occupation that includes this one, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (24)
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.
- anatomy of animals
- animal behaviour
- animal welfare
- animal welfare legislation
- apply animal hygiene practices
- apply safe work practices in a veterinary setting
- assess animal behaviour
- biosecurity related to animals
- control animal movement
- environmental enrichment for animals
- handle veterinary emergencies
- handle working animals
- implement exercise activities for animals
- 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
- treat animals ethically
Optional (14)
- animal production science
- apply numeracy skills
- assess animal's condition
- calculate rates per hours
- cope with challenging circumstances in the veterinary sector
- groom animals
- handle animals for semen collection
- interview animal owners on animals' conditions
- load animals for transportation
- maintain animal accommodation hygienic
- maintain welfare of animals during transportation
- make decisions regarding the animal's welfare
- take advantage of learning opportunities in veterinary science
- understand the animal's situation
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 24 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
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live animal transporter
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veterinary nurse
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17 shared · 1 more of its ownprovide an enriching environment for animals, manage animal welfare, implement exercise activities for animals, safe work practices in a veterinary setting
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animal groomer
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