Animal Rescue League of Boston Nonprofit
Dedham, MA
- $18.00/hr
- Part time
Kennel and Animal Care Jobs Across the US
We list 409 open kennel and animal care jobs right now, from 67 employers in 43 states. 256 of them list a pay range, the highest at $38.00 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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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.
median $15.46
- 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: 248 full time, 109 part time, 3 temporary, 2 contract.
Kennel and Animal Care Jobs by state
- Texas 70
- Georgia 37
- Florida 23
- Tennessee 22
- California 22
- Virginia 22
- Alabama 21
- New York 16
- Louisiana 16
- Massachusetts 13
- North Carolina 13
- Illinois 11
- Indiana 9
- Ohio 9
- Wisconsin 9
- Pennsylvania 8
- South Carolina 8
- Colorado 8
- Washington 7
- Maryland 6
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- Alabama70
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- Colorado290
- Connecticut83
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- Florida490
- Georgia224
- Hawaii22
- Idaho26
- Illinois237
- Indiana103
- Iowa40
- Kansas73
- Kentucky56
- Louisiana80
- Maine67
- Maryland156
- Massachusetts272
- Michigan121
- Minnesota108
- Mississippi31
- Missouri99
- Montana26
- Nebraska27
- Nevada37
- New Hampshire72
- New Jersey239
- New Mexico31
- New York530
- North Carolina366
- Ohio212
- Oklahoma61
- Oregon114
- Pennsylvania224
- Rhode Island27
- South Carolina120
- South Dakota9
- Tennessee225
- Texas635
- Utah60
- Vermont42
- Virginia367
- Washington255
- Washington, DC51
- West Virginia17
- Wisconsin148
- Wyoming4