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Statement Of Purpose: A Career As An Animal Control Worker

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Working with animals The occupation that I am researching is animal control workers. One of the reasons why I am interested in this job is because I like working, and being around animals. Another good reason would be that their are many different jobs an animal control worker can do. If you want to stay with the simplest job Farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals is the way to go. Now if your desire is a more complex job animal scientist is the job for you. Being an Animal control worker has many responsibilities some of them include to investigate reports of animal attacks, Capture and remove stray animals, and to train police officers in dog handling. Another big thing that they do is organize the adoption of unclaimed animals. To be an animal control worker all you need is your high school diploma or equivalent. Education will not fully prepare you for work with animals. People that work in this career mostly all agree that the best way to learn on this job is hands on. A good way to get some hands on experience is to …show more content…

Even though this job may seem pretty easy there are many health hazards for example having to deal with many highly dangerous animals. This job can be stinky and also smelly because it requires having to crawl in the ground to look for animals. An animal control worker with a high school diploma or equivalent would get an annual of $32,560. ‘‘Some tasks associated with animal jobs are more taxing emotionally than physically. For example, animals that are sick or severely hurt may need to be euthanized’’ ( "Working With Animals." U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). One of the main skills needed in this job is communication because animals can’t speak for themselves so we the people have to speak for them. Another big skill needed is business savvy. It is important that you know how to promote your business and manage the

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