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Animal Care and Service Workers

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Demographics

Nonfarm animal caretakers

Employed persons, 2004

Employed persons: 128,000	Percent of total
	Women	Men	Black	Asian	Hispanic
	62.0%	38.0%	2.8%	0.2%	9.8%

source: Current Population Survey; about this section

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Area and Industry employment and wages
Animal trainers: (Area) (Industry)
Nonfarm animal caretakers: (Area) (Industry)

Also see Animal care and service workers in the 2004-05 Occupational Outlook Handbook
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