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Careers
From time to time, paid positions become available within the RSPCA. Check back regularly or watch your local media for advertisements. Alternatively, you may wish to consider volunteering.
The RSPCA often receives enquiries from students wanting to know more about careers with animals. Working with animals covers a broad range of fields from animal behaviour studies to pet grooming and zoology.
One thing´s for sure, working with animals requires patience, compassion and respect for all creatures great and small.
Below are just some of the different careers available:
- Animal Welfare Officer
- Animal Behaviourist
- Animal Control Officer
- Animal Groomer
- Animal Trainer
- Aquarist
- Biologist
- Breeder
- Conservationist
- Diver
- Ecologist
- Environmental Manager
- Farrier
- Fisheries Manager
- Forestry/National Parks Ranger
- Horse Rider/Trainer/Instructor
- Jillaroo/Jackaroo
- Marine Biologist
- Naturalist
- Natural Therapist for pets
- Pet Star Agent
- Pet Walker/Sitter
- Pet Photographer
- Police Officer - Horse Rider
- Police Officer -Dog Handler
- Pet Psychologist
- Stable Hand
- Stable Manager
- Veterinarian
- Vet Nurse
- Vet Technician
- Wildlife Researcher
- Wildlife Manager
- Zoo keeper
- Zoologist