Animal Attendants and Trainers

Animal Attendants and Trainers train, feed, groom and care for animals.

Experience, skills & training

AQF Certificate III including at least two years of on-the-job training or AQF Certficate IV

ANZSCO Level 3

$$ (median weekly earnings before tax and based on a full-time workload = $1,000 - $1,500)

teaching animals to obey verbal commands and non-verbal commands and addressing behavioural problems
maintaining animal health records, treating minor injuries and reporting serious conditions to Veterinarians
exercising and playing with animals, answering visitor questions, and transferring animals between enclosures by leading or carrying them

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