Earnings
The median annual earnings for nonfarm animal caretakers was $23,760 in May 2018, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. The top 10 percent earned more than $37,250, and the bottom 10 percent earned less than $18,160 a year. Indeed.com reported that animal caretakers employed in the United States in June 2019 earned an average of $25,355 per year.
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