The Collar360

Animal shelter worker

Other names

animal shelter helper, animal washer, animal shelter employee, animal shelter assistant, animal helper

Animal care and grooming

They feed and look after animals in a shelter, clean their cages, help sick animals, handle adoption papers and keep records.

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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 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
soigneur en refuge/soigneuse en refuge
español
trabajador de refugio de animales/trabajadora de refugio de animales
العربية
عامل ملجأ الحيوانات / عاملة ملجأ الحيوانات
português
Empregado de abrigo para animais/Empregada de abrigo para animais
Deutsch
Tierpfleger Tierheim/Tierpflegerin Tierheim
italiano
operatore di rifugi per animali/operatrice di rifugi per animali

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