Career in Animals
I love animals and want to have a career working with them! Does that sound like you? Have you always wondered how you could make ends meet and have your dream job at the same time?
Listed below are some of the many opportunites available in the animal industry.
Animal Enrichment Careers - most will require some schooling or special training:
- Animal Welfare & Protection
- Wildlife Management
- Conservation & Environmental Protection
- Veterinary Medicine
- Pet Services
Small Business Opportunites:
- Animal Bakery
- Animal Caretaker
- Animal Groomer
- Animal Identification Services, such as Tattoos and Microchips
- Animal Trainer
- Ambulance Services or Pet Transportation Service
- Aquarium Consulting
- Backyard Habitat Consulting
- Home or Assisted Therapy for Pets
- Pet Portraits/Wildlife Photography
- Pet Sitting or Walking Services
- Pet Supplies or Outdoor Wildlife Supplies
- Specialty items such as clothing and accessories and gifts
If you would like to start your own business, but are unsure how to get started...contact the Small Business Administration, (SBA) at: http://www.sba.gov.
**Interesting Statistics**
- 63% of all US households own a pet, this equates to approximately 71.1 million homes.
- Americans spend more than $40 Billion annually on their pets!
- 48 Million people in the US birdwatch and contributed $36 Billion dollars to US ecomony in 2006.
Wild Bird Centers report the following US yearly sales statistics:
- $3.1 Billion - feeding of birds and other wildlife
- $732 Million- houses, feeders, bird baths, nesting boxes, etc.
- $507 Million- binoculors and other visual equipment
- $337 Million-Wildlife related books, tapes, magazines, etc.