The Collar360

Animal care attendant

Other names

animal retail caretaker, animal rescue officer, animal keeping specialist, animal retail carer, animal care provider, laboratory animal care worker, animal care worker, equine groom, wildlife rehabilitator, animal rescue carer, animal cleaner, animal care specialist

Animal care and grooming

They feed, give water to, clean, exercise and watch over animals, and they get treatment for animals that are sick or hurt.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

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    Feed and water animals according to schedules and feeding instructions.

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    Provide treatment to sick or injured animals, or contact veterinarians to secure treatment.

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    Examine and observe animals to detect signs of illness, disease, or injury.

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Sources

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Uganda programmes: NCHE accredited programmes and the health, vocational and teacher training bodies

Official record

National Council for Higher Education, UHPAB, UVTAB, the TVET Council, UNMC, AHPC, UNITE and others. Gathered by The Collar360.

Public registers

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

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In other languages

français
auxiliaire de soins aux animaux
español
asistente de cuidado de animales/asistenta de cuidado de animales
العربية
خادم رعاية الحيوان / خادمة رعاية الحيوان
português
Técnico de cuidados a animais/Técnica de cuidados a animais
Deutsch
Tierpfleger /Tierpflegerin
italiano
addetto alla cura degli animali/addetta alla cura degli animali

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