Kennel and Animal Care Jobs in South Carolina

We list 8 open kennel and animal care jobs in South Carolina 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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Vetco Clinic Lead

Vetco Total Care (Petco) Group

Summerville, SC

Full time
GP

Listed today

Kennel Assistant

Mission Pet Health (Southern Veterinary Partners) Group

Myrtle Beach, SC

$10.00 to $14.00/hr
Full time
Weekends
GP

Listed yesterdayBelow US median (-22%)

Kennel Assistant

Mission Pet Health (Southern Veterinary Partners) Group

Irmo, SC

$12.00 to $14.00/hr
Part time
Urgent care

Listed yesterdayBelow US median (-16%)

Kennel Assistant

Mission Pet Health (Southern Veterinary Partners) Group

Tega Cay, SC

$14.00 to $16.00/hr
Full time
GP

Listed yesterdayAt US median

Groomer

Mission Pet Health (Southern Veterinary Partners) Group

Tega Cay, SC

Full time
GP

Listed yesterday

Kennel Assistant

Mission Pet Health (Southern Veterinary Partners) Group

Spartanburg, SC

$13.00 to $15.00/hr
GP

Listed yesterdayBelow US median (-9%)

Vetco Clinic Lead

Vetco Total Care (Petco) Group

Summerville, SC

Part time
GP

Posted 26 days ago

Pet Care Assistant

National Veterinary Associates (NVA) Group

SC

GP

Posted Oct 5, 2022

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

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: 4 full time, 2 part time.

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