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Animal Studies courses
Animal studies include any course in which you learn to care for animals in your everyday or professional life. This can range from understanding dog ...
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Certificate IIAnimal Care
ACM20121-01Channel your passion for animals into your study as you develop practical, foundational skills in animal care. Launch your career as an animal attendant in boarding kennels, pet shops, groomers and welfare organisations.
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Certificate IIIAnimal Care Services
ACM30122-01Enjoy a fulfilling and rewarding career as an animal care worker. Understand animal behaviour, monitor their health and learn safe handling techniques. Spend your days interacting with and caring for animals to ensure their wellbeing. And yours, too.
Animal studies course information
It’s easy to balance work and study with a TAFE NSW animal studies course.
- Face-to-face courses at TAFE NSW are immersive and interactive, and you can choose between full-time or part-time for certificate or d...
Who is an animal studies course good for?
If you love caring for animals and want to help them thrive, an animal studies course can help you do that. It will teach you how to put an animal’s welfare first, so you can confidently prioritise their health...
Animals studies career paths
Investing your time and energy into an animal studies course provides you with a range of great career options to choose from:
- Pet shop assistants looks after companion animals like puppies and kittens. They u...
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Future career options
Veterinary Nurse
Veterinary Nurses care for animals under treatment and in temporary residence at veterinary facilities and assist Veterinarians to perform procedures and operations.
Full-time share Full-time workers usually work 35 hours or more a week (in all their jobs combined).
51%
Employment size Employment size is the number of workers who do this as their main job.
5,100 workers
Average age This is the average age of all workers in this job.
31 years
Weekly pay Median earnings are shown for full-time, non-managerial employees paid at the adult rate, before tax or any amounts that are salary sacrificed. These figures are a guide to earnings only and should not be used to determine a wage rate.
$840
Average full-time The average full-time hours that people in this role work each week.
40 hours
Skill level rating Skill level ratings are based on the range and complexity of job roles. In general, the higher the skill level, the more formal education and training, previous experience or on-the-job training needed to be good at the job.
Medium
Gender share
96% female
Future growth The Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business estimates the likely change in number of workers in this role, or industry, over the next 5 years. Future growth is the likely percentage change compared to all other job roles.
Stable