Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

animal shelter workertopet sitter

A animal shelter worker already meets 48% of what the pet sitter role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From animal shelter worker
48%
Overlap1
To pet sitter
17 Skills carried over
8 Required, not held
56.8 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

48%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

56.8/ 100

1 Share of the pet sitter role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the animal shelter worker profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Why

Why this move works

A pet sitter role treats 10 of its required skills as things a animal shelter worker already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • animal behaviour
  • animal welfare legislation
  • assist in transportation of animals
  • control animal movement
  • handle veterinary emergencies
  • implement exercise activities for animals

What stands in the way is 8 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 17 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A pet sitter role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a animal shelter worker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held groom animals handling and moving
  • already held provide dog walking services handling and moving
  • already held provide an enriching environment for animals handling and moving
  • already held implement exercise activities for animals handling and moving
  • already held assist in transportation of animals handling and moving
  • already held assess animal's condition information skills

All 17 carried skills, including the 10 the pet sitter role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 23 missing skills fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 4 required
  • required, not held biosecurity related to animals required
  • required, not held environmental enrichment for animals required
  • required, not held signs of animal illness required
  • required, not held animal welfare required
02 handling and moving 2 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held apply animal hygiene practices required
  • required, not held manage animal welfare required
  • optional, not held follow client animal handling programme optional
  • optional, not held breed reptiles optional
  • optional, not held provide home pet sitting services optional
  • optional, not held understand the animal's situation optional
  • optional, not held understand the needs of animals optional
03 information skills 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held manage animal biosecurity required
  • optional, not held calculate rates per hours optional
  • optional, not held keep task records optional
04 services 1 required
  • required, not held safe work practices in a veterinary setting required
05 management skills 5 supplementary
  • optional, not held cope with challenging circumstances in the veterinary sector optional
  • optional, not held make decisions regarding the animal's welfare optional
  • optional, not held manage a small-to-medium business optional
  • optional, not held follow work schedule optional
  • optional, not held handle petty cash optional
06 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held deal with challenging people optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a pet sitter role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 17 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held animal behaviour knowledge
  • already held animal welfare legislation knowledge
  • already held assist in transportation of animals skill
  • already held control animal movement skill
  • already held handle veterinary emergencies skill
  • already held implement exercise activities for animals skill
  • already held monitor the welfare of animals skill
  • already held provide an enriching environment for animals skill
  • already held provide first aid to animals skill
  • already held provide nutrition to animals skill
  • already held anatomy of animals knowledge
  • already held assess animal's condition skill
  • already held communicate with customers skill
  • already held groom animals skill
  • already held maintain animal accommodation hygienic skill
  • already held physiology of animals knowledge
  • already held provide dog walking services skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use different communication channels optional
08 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held animal species optional
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held follow client animal handling programme optional
  • optional, not held breed reptiles optional
  • optional, not held calculate rates per hours optional
  • optional, not held cope with challenging circumstances in the veterinary sector optional
  • optional, not held make decisions regarding the animal's welfare optional
  • optional, not held manage a small-to-medium business optional
  • optional, not held provide home pet sitting services optional
  • optional, not held understand the animal's situation optional
  • optional, not held understand the needs of animals optional
  • optional, not held animal species optional
  • optional, not held deal with challenging people optional
  • optional, not held follow work schedule optional
  • optional, not held handle petty cash optional
  • optional, not held keep task records optional
  • optional, not held use different communication channels optional
22 held skills the pet sitter role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role administer appointments skill
  • not needed by the target role advise customers on appropriate pet care skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on animal purchase skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on animal welfare skill
  • not needed by the target role animal training knowledge
  • not needed by the target role assess animal behaviour skill
  • not needed by the target role assess character skill
  • not needed by the target role assist customers skill
  • not needed by the target role create animal records skill
  • not needed by the target role dispose of dead animals skill
  • not needed by the target role instruct on animal care skill
  • not needed by the target role interview people skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain welfare of animals during transportation skill
  • not needed by the target role manage animal adoption skill
  • not needed by the target role order supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role promote animals skill
  • not needed by the target role train dogs skill
  • not needed by the target role unload supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role wear appropriate protective gear skill
  • not needed by the target role work in shifts skill
  • not needed by the target role work with veterinarians skill
6 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held biosecurity related to animals required
  • required, not held environmental enrichment for animals required
  • required, not held safe work practices in a veterinary setting required
  • required, not held signs of animal illness required
  • required, not held animal welfare required
  • optional, not held animal species optional
Index

Other moves recorded from animal shelter worker

Full index of moves from animal shelter worker

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.