Occupation Atlaskennel worker
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/15dfabf5-71e0-400e-af48-4c6f92ef4392
kennel worker
Kennel workers handle animals in kennels or catteries and provide care for pets. They feed the animals, clean their cages, look after ill or old animals, groom them and take them out for a walk.
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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
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 (16)
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.
- assess animal behaviour
- assess animal's condition
- assist in transportation of animals
- bathe dogs
- control animal movement
- feed pets
- follow verbal instructions
- follow written instructions
- groom animals
- maintain animal accommodation hygienic
- maintain customer service
- monitor the welfare of animals
- protect health and safety when handling animals
- provide dog walking services
- stay alert
- work with veterinarians
Optional (19)
- advise customers on appropriate pet care
- advise on animal welfare
- anatomy of animals
- animal behaviour
- animal nutrition
- animal training
- animal welfare legislation
- communicate with customers
- create animal records
- handle veterinary emergencies
- implement exercise activities for animals
- instruct on animal care
- maintain equipment
- maintain professional administration
- maintain welfare of animals during transportation
- physiology of animals
- provide an enriching environment for animals
- train employees
- work in shifts
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 16 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
kennel supervisor
8 shared · 13 more of its ownprotect health and safety when handling animals, work with veterinarians, assess animal behaviour, control animal movement
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poultry breeder
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animal groomer
4 shared · 21 more of its ownbathe dogs, groom animals, control animal movement, monitor the welfare of animals
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