Animal care

Animal care workers look after animals in kennels, rescue centres, sanctuaries. Your role could be to:

• Check animals daily and monitor their health

• Clean out kennels, enclosures, cages or stables

• Prepare food and help out at feeding

• Groom animals

• Look after sick animals

• Make sure animals are exercised regularly

The average starting salary is £14,000 to an experience animal care worker of £24,000. The typical working hours are 38 to 40 a week including evenings, weekends and bank holidays.

You may need:

• 2 or fewer GCSEs at grades 3 to 1, or equivalent, for a level 1 course

• 2 or more GCSEs at grades 9 to 3, or equivalent, for a level 2 course

• 4 or 5 GCSEs at grades 9 to 4, or equivalent, including English and Maths for a T Level