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Kennel and Animal Care Jobs in Arkansas

We list 5 open kennel and animal care jobs in Arkansas right now, from 3 employers in 5 cities. 4 of them list a pay range, the highest at $16.00 an hour. Openings come from veterinary hospital groups, independent clinics and teaching hospitals and are refreshed daily. Every Apply button goes to the employer's own careers page.

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Kennel Assistant

Innovetive Petcare Group

Rogers, AR

  • $15.00 to $16.00/hr
  • Full time
  • GP

Listed todayAt US median

Part-time Animal Caretaker

Alliance Animal Health Group

Fayetteville, AR

  • $13.00/hr
  • Part time
  • ER / ECC

Posted 15 days agoBelow US median (-16%)

Pay for kennel and animal care staff

National median for animal caretakers in veterinary services (SOC 39-2021). Annual figures are the hourly rate times 2,080 hours, the BLS convention. BLS does not publish this figure by state; local pay usually tracks the state's vet tech and assistant wages.

BLS median
Median
$15.46/hr
Annual median
$32,160

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Kennel to vet assistant pay.

What the job involves

Kennel attendants and animal care staff look after boarded and hospitalized animals: feeding, walking, bathing, cleaning runs and cages, watching for changes in appetite or behavior, and reporting them to the medical team. It is the most common first job in a clinic and a direct path to veterinary assistant work.

Kennel attendant to vet assistant

In this list: 3 part time, 2 full time.

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