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Animal Control Workers
Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security

Animal Control Workers

Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security In demand
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

  • Wage information is not available. Average annual earnings data is currently unavailable.

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.

Growth rate by year

Education needed

These occupations usually require a high school diploma.

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Where this information came from

  • Annual labor market information provided by Washington's Employment Security Department
  • Career information and video provided by U.S. Department of Labor
  • Notes on occupational data methodology