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Live Jobs
189 open jobs
BLS Pay Range
$27,250–$50,060

What Does a Pet Care Associate Do?

A pet care associate (animal care specialist, PetsHotel associate or companion animal associate) cares for the live animals at a pet store such as Petco or PetSmart, or the boarding and day camp guests at a PetsHotel: feeding and cleaning, health checks, helping customers choose and care for pets, and playgroup supervision at day camp.

Supervisors lead the animal care team in each store.

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Pet Care Associate Salary

National Median
$35,360
10th–90th Percentile
$27,250–$50,060

Closest available: this is animal caretakers (39-2021), which includes groomers and kennel staff. Store associates whose job is mostly selling may be counted as retail salespersons (41-2031) instead. Source: BLS OEWS May 2025, SOC 39-2021 Animal Caretakers, national, all industries. BLS pay excludes overtime and the self-employed.

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