What are well-paying jobs working with animals, and how does one aquire them?

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What training/degrees/etc. are needed, as well?

Answer 1

Most jobs involving animals are not that well paying and competition for them is great.

-Veterinarians can earn about 75,000 a year. You will need a good undergraduate record, preferably with a major in a life science; then you will need to apply to veterinary school. After 4 years of veterinary school, you will be awarded a doctorate of veterinary medicine. You will need to apply for a license in your state before you are eligible to practice.

-If you're the academic type or want to do research, you could become a ecologist or zoologist. You will typically need a Ph.D. (about 5 years graduate study) and will earn about 65,000. You will likely work at universities or for government and non-profit organizations.

-If you want a job in the private sector, you could become an animal nutritionist or physiologist, or anyone else that specializes in some aspect of animal health and welfare. Jobs typically require a masters in a related area, but be warned, most these jobs are for companies involved in the meat industry. I'm not sure you want to work with animals in that way. Jobs earn about 50,000. If you earn a doctorate in your chosen field you pay and options are better.

- If you want to be an animal trainer (and you have the patience), it's best to get an undergraduate degree: study both life and behavioral sciences. After that, many organizations and companies offer certification programs that might benefit you. Try to get a job at a zoo, water park, or circus where you can get experience training animals and work your way up. Zookeepers require a similar level of education (a bachlers in biology, zoology, or a life science) and the strategy is much the same: get a job at a zoo and work your way up. Jobs pay about 40,000 a year. Jobs training dogs are more readily available and they don't necessarily require an undergraduate degree, but the pay is usually less. Experience counts for a lot in these jobs. Try volunteering somewhere.

This concludes the more glamorous jobs with animals.

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Answer 3

Here are some jobs involving animals.
Animal Behaviorist
Animal Breeder
Animal Chiropractor
Animal Control Officer
Animal Health Technologist
Animal Nutritionist
Animal Physiologist
Animal Trainer
Commercial Hunter
Dolphin Researcher
Equine Sports Massage Therapist
Equine Vet
Exotic Animal Farmer
Farrier
Guide Dog Trainer
Horse Rancher
Ichthyologist
Killer Whale Trainer
Livestock Buyer
Ornithologist
Pedigree Analyst
Pet Groomer
Poultry Farmer
Rodeo Stock Contractor
Stable Manager
Swine Technician
Veterinarian
Veterinary Pathologist
Wildlife Rehabilitator

Checkout this site for veterinary and animal care education.
http://www.avma.org/careforanimals/animatedjourneys/aboutvets/becomingtech.asp

Peace and blessings!

Answer 4

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She kept an uncovered candy dish on her coffee table with candy in it. The dog was forbidden to eat the candy. When she was in the room observing the dog he did not even appear to notice the candy. One day while she was in her dinning room she happened to look in a mirror and could see her dog in the living room. He did not know he was being watched. For several minutes he was sitting in front of the candy bowl staring at the candy. Finally he reached in and took one. He placed it on the table and stared at it, he woofed at it. He stared some more, licked his chops and PUT IT BACK in the bowl and walked away. Did he want the candy, oh yeah. Did he eat it? Nope. They can be trained that well but most, I'll admit, are not trained that well. When I was a young boy, maybe 5 years old. We had a german shepherd. He was very well trained also. My mom could leave food unattended on the table, no problem. She would open the oven door and set a pan roast beef or roast chicken on the door to cool. No problem. He would not touch it, watched or not. But butter? Whole other story. You leave a stick of butter anywhere he could reach and it was gone. He was a large shepherd so there were not many places he could not reach. Really, I think the number of dogs trained to the point they will leave food alone when not being supervised is very small indeed.
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Now if we are talking obedience training, not food grubbing, that is a different story. Way back when I was first learning obedience training one of the final exercises was to put our dogs in a down/stay and not only leave the room but leave the building for 15 minutes. The only person that stayed was our trainer, not the owners. Most of the dogs in my class did not break their stay, which would be an automatic fail. I'm happy to report my dog was one of the ones that passed.

Answer 5

There are lots of jobs working with pets besides "Veterinarian." They typically don't pay so great, though. The amount of training required varies. I am the manager at an animal shelter and I have a BA in biology. However, I got the job because I had a lot of animal handling and docent experience, not because of my degree. You can become a certified vet tech in about 2 years, or a non-certified vet tech simply by working around animals and having animal care/handling experience. In Pinellas county (FL), Animal Control Officers don't require any special schooling. You definitely want get experience handling animals. If you don't have any at home, try volunteering at a shelter or an aquarium.

Answer 6

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What are well-paying jobs working with animals, and how does one aquire them?
What training/degrees/etc. are needed, as well?

Answer 7

Well-paying and rewarding is probably a Veternarian.
Look online for vertinerarian schools.

A new trend is trend is a mobile veterniary clinic.

One buys a mobile clininic and sets up shop in various areas of town. Customers bring their pets to the mobile clinic.

It's probably less expensive than opening a clinic. You can consider both.

If you have not worked in vet clinic, call the ASPCA/SPCA in your city and if you can volunteer, so you can get a feel for working with and helping pets. Good luck.

Answer 8

I assume when you want to work with animals it's not about the money:/ I guess not in this case.... I would say other than the vet, that aquariums, zoos?, animal shelters may possibly pay a decent amount....