Occupation Atlasdog trainer
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/2662ed6c-a705-4895-8e9d-0a85c08ad908
dog trainer
Dog trainers train animals and/or dog handlers for general and specific purposes, including assistance, security, leisure, competition, transportation, obedience and routine handling, entertainment and education, in accordance with national legislation.
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 (19)
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 welfare
- animal welfare legislation
- apply animal hygiene practices
- assess animal behaviour
- biosecurity related to animals
- dog behaviour
- implement exercise activities for animals
- monitor the welfare of animals
- physiology of animals
- protect health and safety when handling animals
- provide an enriching environment for animals
- provide animal training
- provide first aid to animals
- signs of animal illness
- train animals and individuals to work together
- treat animals ethically
Optional (17)
- advise customers on appropriate pet care
- advise on animal purchase
- advise on care products for pets
- assess animal's condition
- assess the compatibility of individuals and animals to work together
- assist in transportation of animals
- bathe dogs
- create animal records
- design plans to address undesirable behaviour in animals
- design training programmes for individuals and animals
- develop an animal handling strategy
- evaluate dogs
- maintain animal accommodation hygienic
- make decisions regarding the animal's welfare
- provide nutrition to animals
- select therapy animals
- work with veterinarians
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.
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