Animal Control Workers
Animal control workers have the unique responsibility of protecting both animals and people. If you love animals and want to serve your community, this job is perfect for you.
Animal control workers protect and ensure the safety of both animals and people. They are responsible for investigating animal mistreatment cases and controlling abandoned or dangerous animals.
When animal control workers investigate claims that an animal is being mistreated, they visit sites, interview witnesses, gather evidence and compile reports. People in this field are vital to the lives of many animals who are trapped in dangerous, abusive environments.
Animal control workers also help to keep people and communities safe by capturing and removing stray animals. They take animals to shelters, euthanize rabid animals, feed and water animals and contact the owners of lost pets.
But, an animal control worker does so much more. They also educate communities about animals and animal laws and even prepare for animal-abuse related prosecutions. The perks of this job include the opportunities to serve on a daily basis, the chance to work outside and the accomplishment of helping animals.
If you are good at working with people, love animals, are good at gathering information and are a natural problem solver, this job is probably a good fit for you.
To land a good job in this field you will need your high school diploma. The average hourly wage for animal control workers is about $14 and the average annual income is about $30,000.