The Collar360

Animal trainer

Other names

cat behaviourist, dog training specialist, animal behaviour trainer, canine training specialist, pet trainer, animal behaviour training specialist, animal trainers, canine trainer, zoo animal trainer

Animal care and grooming

They teach animals and the people who handle them, feed and care for the animals, and watch for signs that they are sick.

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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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    Cue or signal animals during performances.

  2. 2

    Talk to or interact with animals to familiarise them to human voices or contact.

  3. 3

    Conduct training programmes to develop or maintain desired animal behaviours for competition, entertainment, obedience, security, riding, or related purposes.

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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
dresseur d’animaux/dresseuse d’animaux
español
entrenador de animales/entrenadora de animales
العربية
مدرب الحيوانات / مدربة الحيوانات
português
Treinador de animais/Treinadora de animais
Deutsch
Tiertrainer/Tiertrainerin
italiano
addestratore di animali/addestratrice di animali

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