Animal Care and Service Workers Career

Vocational Programs for Animal Care and Service Workers Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
288K	$16.49	$34,290

The average annual wage of the occupations is $34,290 and $16 per hour. 3 vocational programs could be taken for the Animal Care and Service Workers career. Based on BLS data, a total of 288,060 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Animal Care and Service Workers is $8,350. The average length of the programs is 412 hours and the average completion time is 8.33 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Animal Care and Service Workers Career

The following 3 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Animal Care and Service Workers.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Animal Care and Service Workers
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Dog/Pet/Animal Grooming	10	$8,350	$1,250	412 Hours	8.33 Months
Animal Training	2	-	-	-	-
Equestrian/Equine Studies	20	-	-	-	-

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Animal Care and Service Workers

Program Name

Number of Schools

Tuition & Fees

Books & Supplies

Program Lengths

Avg. Completion Time

Dog/Pet/Animal Grooming

$8,350

$1,250

412 Hours

8.33 Months

Animal Training

Equestrian/Equine Studies

Schools offering voational programs for Animal Care and Service Workers

The following 30 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Animal Care and Service Workers. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.