Animal Caretakers

AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
56%
risk level
POLLING
31%
Based on 127 votes
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
29.9%
by year 2032
WAGES
$31,200
or $15.00 per hour
Volume
268,830
as of 2023
SUMMARY
JOB SCORE
5.6/10

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Automation risk

56% (Moderate Risk)

Moderate Risk (41-60%): Occupations with a moderate risk of automation usually involve routine tasks but still require some human judgment and interaction.

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Some quite important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Assisting and Caring for Others

User poll

31% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted there's a low chance this occupation will be automated. However, the automation risk level we have generated suggests a higher chance of automation: 56% chance of automation.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that Animal Caretakers will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?






Sentiment

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Sentiment over time (yearly)

Growth

Very fast growth relative to other professions

The number of 'Animal Caretakers' job openings is expected to rise 29.9% by 2032

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2021 and 2031
Updated projections are due 09-2023.

Wages

Very low paid relative to other professions

In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Animal Caretakers' was $31,200, or $14 per hour

'Animal Caretakers' were paid 35.1% lower than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Greater range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2023 there were 268,830 people employed as 'Animal Caretakers' within the United States.

This represents around 0.18% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 564 people are employed as 'Animal Caretakers'.

Job description

Feed, water, groom, bathe, exercise, or otherwise provide care to promote and maintain the well-being of pets and other animals that are not raised for consumption, such as dogs, cats, race horses, ornamental fish or birds, zoo animals, and mice. Work in settings such as kennels, animal shelters, zoos, circuses, and aquariums. May keep records of feedings, treatments, and animals received or discharged. May clean, disinfect, and repair cages, pens, or fish tanks.

SOC Code: 39-2021.00

Comments

Lora S 7 days ago
I have a dog daycare facility. There is no chance robots will take over this field. My lowest paid worker earns $20/hour.
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Stryder Maravilla (Low) 25 days ago
Well robots are being created by humens. humens love dogs and enjoy walking them therefor why would a dog owner buy or creat a robot to walk your dog
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shan 2 years ago
This is BS. Animals are unpredictable and not easy to work with. No robot is gonna be able to anticipate their constant changes in behaviour or stop them from wiggling around while bathing/brushing/cleaning them. I can see kennel cleaning or feeding being automated but a human is always gonna be needed to look out for animals and interact with them.
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Ching Canada (Highly likely) 2 years ago
I dont think robots can address the needs of an animal especially the beloved one. Regardless, the future's gonna make it possible tho
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oscar (Low) 2 years ago
because animals need humans to comfort them when they are not felling well or need human interaction.
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Rebecca 4 years ago
Can't see how the entire job could be automated?? For example no one is going to use a boarding kennel or cattery with no human workers.
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trinity 8 months ago
frb thares noi way for that to happen
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