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Animal Caretakers

SOC 39-2021

Feed, groom, and care for animals in shelters, kennels, and zoos.

Median pay

$35k

$30k to $40k typical range

Outlook

Growing fast

75k openings / yr

Education

High school

AI displacement risk

Low

How much of this job AI may do instead of the person · our model, not a benchmark

Works with AI

7/100

AI alongside the person rather than instead of them

AI exposure

3rd pct

More exposed than 3% of occupations · modeled estimate · 80th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

69/100

Key skills

Monitoring
Reading Comprehension
Active Listening
Speaking
Writing
Critical Thinking

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.