Animal Care and Service Workers

Area and Industry Statistics

May 2005 Mean Annual Earnings and Employment, wage and salary workers

Animal trainers
— National
U.S.:	$29,510
— by State
AL:	$26,510
CA:	$28,200
CO:	$21,130
CT:	$29,390
FL:	$33,720
GA:	$28,120
ID:	$20,090
IL:	$31,050
IN:	$22,700
IA:	$37,980
KS:	n.a.
KY:	$27,030
MD:	$26,340
MA:	$27,810
MI:	$24,550
MN:	$49,850
MO:	$25,550
NE:	$24,720
NV:	$23,360
NJ:	$27,880
NY:	n.a.
NC:	$22,180
OH:	$21,560
OK:	$28,920
OR:	$29,580
PA:	$26,160
SC:	$24,620
TN:	$28,350
TX:	$32,340
UT:	$36,950
VA:	$28,380
WA:	$30,200
WV:	$20,570
WI:	$25,810
— by NAICS Industry Sector
11	$30,630
23	$19,840
44-45	$18,480
56	$27,660
62	$23,300
71	$31,310
81	$35,680
92	$30,430
Also see State and Metropolitan Area and industry estimates of employment and percentile earnings for animal trainers.

Nonfarm animal caretakers
— National
U.S.:	$20,050
— by State
AL:	$18,580
AK:	$22,180
AZ:	$19,280
AR:	$16,410
CA:	$21,630
CO:	$21,060
CT:	$20,920
DE:	$18,620
DC:	$25,300
FL:	$19,820
GA:	$19,100
HI:	$26,060
ID:	$29,260
IL:	$21,360
IN:	$17,870
IA:	$18,650
KS:	$18,930
KY:	$18,760
LA:	$17,900
ME:	$19,210
MD:	$22,600
MA:	$21,280
MI:	$21,040
MN:	$19,410
MS:	$16,960
MO:	$17,950
MT:	$16,040
NE:	$18,980
NV:	$20,500
NH:	$18,650
NJ:	$19,540
NM:	$19,060
NY:	$20,880
NC:	$18,840
ND:	$14,940
OH:	$18,400
OK:	$20,330
OR:	$23,130
PA:	$18,650
SC:	$20,360
SD:	$18,470
TN:	$20,100
TX:	$17,620
UT:	$19,560
VT:	$19,110
VA:	$20,760
WA:	$20,690
WV:	$16,760
WI:	$19,120
WY:	$18,090
PR:	$13,500
VI:	$16,880
— by NAICS Industry Sector
11	$19,880
31-33	$26,940
42	$20,240
44-45	$17,230
48-49	$18,900
53	$17,330
54	$18,070
56	$30,500
61	$21,450
62	$28,070
71	$21,860
72	$21,820
81	$20,100
92	$28,560
Also see State and Metropolitan Area and industry estimates of employment and percentile earnings for nonfarm animal caretakers.

Width of bars indicates mean annual wages; color of bars indicates employment.

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about this section