If you love animals, you may have thought about how great it would be to have a job that lets you interact with them every day. Well, there are many different career paths that are available to you if you want to help animals by keeping them healthy and happy. Check out the information below to learn about just five of these many careers.
1. Veterinary Technician
As a veterinary technician or vet tech, you will be able to work in a veterinary hospital or clinic. In that setting, you could work with wildlife or pets and assist veterinarians and pet parents in evaluating the health of animals and keeping them healthy. To get this position, you will need to go to school just like a human nurse would, and you will need to learn a wide range of skills before you can qualify for employment. The right school will prepare you for what lies ahead, though, so check out resources like best-vettechschools.comto find the school that is right for you.
2. Wildlife Rehabilitator
If you really love wildlife and you dream of having a career that will allow you to help wild creatures every day, consider becoming a wildlife rehabilitator. You could help sick, orphaned, and injured animals get better before returning them to the wild, and you could also use your expertise to educate the public on the importance of conserving and caring for wild animals.
3. Pet Sitter, Walker, or Groomer
In the world of pet care, there is a host of job opportunities available. You could, for example, work as a pet sitter and start your own pet sitting business. Or, you could go to school to become a professional groomer. Plus, because pet parents are really busy, you may even find a lot of openings for dog walkers or you could start your own business in that niche as well.
4. Animal Shelter Worker
Animal shelters are always in need of help, which is why volunteers and foster parents are always welcome. But there are many facilities that hire paid staff to not only take care of the animals in their care, but also to help educate the public, to work with potential adopters, and to promote and manage the shelter. So, if you want to help pets in need, you could consider searching for shelters in your area that are hiring, or you could look for job openings with organizations like the ASPCA and Humane Society, as a couple of examples.
5. Animal Cruelty Investigator
There are lawyers who work on animal cruelty cases, and there are animal cruelty investigators who are on the front line when it comes to finding and helping animals in need who have been abused or neglected by humans. If you want to help enforce laws against animal cruelty and bring justice to those who abuse animals, becoming an animal cruelty investigator could be very fulfilling.
As you can see, there’s a wide range of careers that let you work with and for animals. So, if you want to help animals thrive, you can find the field that would be best for you.
Tammie~