Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a kennel worker can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a kennel worker already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Kennel workers handle animals in kennels or catteries and provide care for pets. They feed the animals, clean their cages, look after ill or old animals, groom them and take them out for a walk.

Also known as pet caretaker, kennel attendant, kennel keeper, pound attendant.

Service and sales workers 35 skills on file 5 career moves 2 above 60% overlap Closest: kennel supervisor, 76%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
kennel supervisor 76% covered animal shelter worker 69% covered dog trainer 50% covered guide dog instructor 44% covered animal care attendant 44% covered kennel worker You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from kennel worker, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a kennel worker already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A kennel worker needs 16 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • bathe dogs handling and moving
  • groom animals handling and moving
  • provide dog walking services handling and moving
  • feed pets handling and moving
  • protect health and safety when handling animals assisting and caring
  • work with veterinarians handling and moving
  • assist in transportation of animals handling and moving
  • assess animal's condition information skills
  • maintain animal accommodation hygienic handling and moving
  • assess animal behaviour handling and moving
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a kennel worker does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Kennel worker is filed under Service and sales workers, ISCO major group 5. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a kennel worker’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.