Cool Careers with Animals
Did you know you can help animals in all sorts of ways? Take the quiz online to see which type of animal-related career would be best for you! For more ideas, read below!
1. Hands-on Animal Careers
Do you like being active and on your feet? You might enjoy one of these hands-on animal-related careers!
- Dog Trainer
- Zookeeper
- Animal Control Officer
- Animal Groomer
- Animal Shelter Staff
- Pet Adoption Counselor
- Park Ranger
- Dog Walker
- Farm sanctuary staff
- Wildlife Rehabilitator
- Pet Sitter
- Doggy Dare Care Attendant
2. Science & Medicine Careers
Do you love learning? You might enjoy a job working in veterinary science or research!
- Veterinarian
- Veterinary Technician
- Veterinary Assistant
- Conservation Biologist
- Animal Scientist
- Zoologist
- Marine Biologist
3. Creative Animal Careers
Do you love being creative, like making art, writing, or designing things? Here are some ideas for how you can help animals by tapping into your skills:
- Writer for any animal-related organization
- Animal shelters, nonprofit organizations, and magazines like Kind News need great creative writers!
- Pet photographer
- Artist or musician who raises money for animals with their art
- Design pet products, like pet treats, collars, leashes, or other accessories
- Graphic designer for an animal shelter or any animal-related organization
- Streamer, YouTuber, or vlogger who raises awareness about animals in need
4. Education Animal Careers
Do you love helping other people and teaching them new things? You might enjoy a career in the field of education! You can teach students about kindness to animals in any of the following careers:
- Zoo Educator
- Aquarium Educator
- Community Outreach Coordinator
- Farm Sanctuary Educator
- Animal Shelter Educator
- Summer Camp Counselor
- Special Education teacher
- Teacher assistant
- After-School Program Staff
- Daycare staff
- Preschool teacher
- Elementary school teacher
- Middle school teacher
- High school teacher
- College professor
Which careers seem exciting to you?
Which careers do you want to learn more about?
- Write down a few career ideas that stick out to you and do some research to see if they might be a good fit for you.
- Learn what you need to know and what steps you might need to take to get there.
- Ask a trusted adult for help finding volunteer opportunities near you to see what it’s really like to work in a certain field. You can also search the internet for “day in the life of a [name of career]” to find videos and articles that might help you learn more about what the career is really like.
