House sitter to kennel worker
A house sitter already meets 24% of what the kennel worker role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.
75.3/ 100
1 How much of what a kennel worker is expected to do is already part of a house sitter’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the kennel worker role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A kennel worker role treats 5 of its required skills as things a house sitter already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- feed pets
- follow verbal instructions
- follow written instructions
- provide dog walking services
- stay alert
What stands in the way is 11 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A kennel worker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a house sitter background worth leading with.
- already held provide dog walking services handling and moving
- already held feed pets handling and moving
- already held stay alert communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held handle veterinary emergencies handling and moving
- already held follow verbal instructions communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held follow written instructions communication, collaboration and creativity
All 6 carried skills, including the 5 the kennel worker role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 29 missing skills fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn assess animal behaviour required
- still to learn assist in transportation of animals required
- still to learn bathe dogs required
- still to learn control animal movement required
- still to learn groom animals required
- still to learn maintain animal accommodation hygienic required
- still to learn work with veterinarians required
- optional, not held implement exercise activities for animals optional
- optional, not held maintain welfare of animals during transportation optional
- optional, not held provide an enriching environment for animals optional
- still to learn assess animal's condition required
- still to learn monitor the welfare of animals required
- optional, not held create animal records optional
- still to learn maintain customer service required
- optional, not held advise customers on appropriate pet care optional
- optional, not held advise on animal welfare optional
- optional, not held instruct on animal care optional
- optional, not held communicate with customers optional
- optional, not held train employees optional
- optional, not held work in shifts optional
- still to learn protect health and safety when handling animals required
- optional, not held animal behaviour optional
- optional, not held animal training optional
- optional, not held physiology of animals optional
- optional, not held animal nutrition optional
- optional, not held animal welfare legislation optional
3 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a kennel worker role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 assess animal behaviour practise this
- 02 assess animal's condition practise this
- 03 assist in transportation of animals practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 6 skills that carry over
- already held feed pets skill
- already held follow verbal instructions skill
- already held follow written instructions skill
- already held provide dog walking services skill
- already held stay alert skill
- already held handle veterinary emergencies skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held maintain professional administration optional
- optional, not held anatomy of animals optional
- optional, not held maintain equipment optional
18 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held advise customers on appropriate pet care optional
- optional, not held advise on animal welfare optional
- optional, not held anatomy of animals optional
- optional, not held animal behaviour optional
- optional, not held animal training optional
- optional, not held create animal records optional
- optional, not held implement exercise activities for animals optional
- optional, not held instruct on animal care optional
- optional, not held maintain welfare of animals during transportation optional
- optional, not held physiology of animals optional
- optional, not held provide an enriching environment for animals optional
- optional, not held animal nutrition optional
- optional, not held animal welfare legislation optional
- optional, not held communicate with customers optional
- optional, not held maintain equipment optional
- optional, not held maintain professional administration optional
- optional, not held train employees optional
- optional, not held work in shifts optional
20 held skills the kennel worker role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role apply company policies skill
- not needed by the target role clean rooms skill
- not needed by the target role clean surfaces skill
- not needed by the target role collect mail skill
- not needed by the target role communicate by telephone skill
- not needed by the target role comply with legal regulations skill
- not needed by the target role credit card payments knowledge
- not needed by the target role disseminate messages to people skill
- not needed by the target role drive vehicles skill
- not needed by the target role ensure private property security skill
- not needed by the target role execute inspection walkway skill
- not needed by the target role maintain pool cleanliness skill
- not needed by the target role monitor building security skill
- not needed by the target role nurse plants skill
- not needed by the target role park vehicles skill
- not needed by the target role promote human rights skill
- not needed by the target role provide home pet sitting services skill
- not needed by the target role register information on arrivals and departures skill
- not needed by the target role use gardening equipment skill
- not needed by the target role vacuum surfaces 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.
- optional, not held anatomy of animals optional
- optional, not held animal behaviour optional
- optional, not held animal training optional
- optional, not held physiology of animals optional
- optional, not held animal nutrition optional
- optional, not held animal welfare legislation optional
Other moves recorded from house sitter
Common questions about this move
Can a house sitter become a kennel worker?
Yes, and it is a career change move. A house sitter already covers 24% of what a kennel worker is expected to do: 6 skills carry over, 5 of which the kennel worker role treats as required.
What skills does a house sitter need to become a kennel worker?
11 required skills are missing, plus 18 optional ones. They fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by handling and moving. The single most important is assess animal behaviour.
How hard is the move from house sitter to kennel worker?
Its learning distance is 75.3 out of 100, which is the career change band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.