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Animal Control Workers
Handle animals for the purpose of investigations of mistreatment, or control of abandoned, dangerous, or unattended animals.
What an animal control worker does
Become an animal control worker
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good animal control worker
- Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
- Talking to others.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Average hourly rate is $27 per hour with an average salary of $55,800 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $18 and $32 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $36,600 and $67,600 per year.
Animal Control Worker job outlook
- There are 201 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 27 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.