Description
Provide daily care for boarded dogs and cats in a kennel by feeding, watering, cleaning, exercising, and monitoring health and behavior. Work in boarding, daycare, and veterinary kennels. Maintain records, communicate with clients, and keep runs, play areas, and equipment clean, safe, and in good repair.
Skills
Content
- • Reading Comprehension
- • Active Listening
Process
- • Monitoring
Social Skills
- • Coordination
- • Service Orientation
Systems Skills
- • Judgment and Decision Making
Knowledge
Business and Management
- • Administrative
- • Customer and Personal Service
Arts and Humanities
- • English Language
Abilities
Verbal Abilities
- • Oral Comprehension
- • Oral Expression
Idea Generation and Reasoning Abilities
- • Problem Sensitivity
- • Deductive Reasoning
- • Inductive Reasoning
- • Information Ordering
Physical Strength Abilities
- • Static Strength
- • Trunk Strength
Visual Abilities
- • Near Vision
Auditory and Speech Abilities
- • Speech Recognition
- • Speech Clarity
Related specializations
Interview options
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Interview time
Related Pathways
Agriculture
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
