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pet sitter
14
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The Pet Sitter watches and cares for pets while their owners are away. Their role is to provide pets with food, medication and comfort until their owners return. Their responsibilities are notifying pet owners of pet illnesses or injuries, providing regular updates to pet owners, grooming pets as required, exercising pets, cleaning out litter boxes, cages and aquariums, and meeting with pet owners to gather pertinent pet care information.

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Avg Pay: $34K
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Avg Pay: $36K
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Education you need to become a Pet Sitter

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  • Bachelor of Science (b.sc.) in Animal Sciences
    The number of occurrences matches with Pet Sitter in our database.
    Avg. Duration:48 monthsAvg. Fees:$29,315Type:Mostly full timeView more on Studyportals
  • Bachelor of Arts (b.a.) in French Language and Literature
    The number of occurrences matches with Pet Sitter in our database.
    Avg. Duration:48 monthsAvg. Fees:$36,659Type:Mostly full timeView more on Studyportals
  • Bachelor of Arts (b.a.) in Physics Education
    The number of occurrences matches with Pet Sitter in our database.
    Avg. Duration:48 monthsAvg. Fees:$28,739Type:Mostly full timeView more on Studyportals
  • Bachelor of Arts (b.a.) in Arts and Ideas in the Humanities
    The number of occurrences matches with Pet Sitter in our database.
    Avg. Duration:48 monthsAvg. Fees:$53,232Type:Mostly full timeView more on Studyportals
  • Bachelor of Arts (b.a.) in Spanish Language and Literature
    The number of occurrences matches with Pet Sitter in our database.
    Avg. Duration:48 monthsAvg. Fees:$40,163Type:Mostly full timeView more on Studyportals
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Annual Pay Estimate for Pet Sitter and Other Important Info

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5.3 years
$35K
The average years of experience in the workforce prior to having this role
2.29 years
Entry
The average number of roles it took our users to get to this one
3
2705 out of 4012

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