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Animal Services Major

Animal Services

302 Bachelor's Degrees Annually
#235 in Popularity

Types of Degrees Animal Services Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many animal services graduations there were for each degree level during the last year for which data was available.

Education Level Number of Grads
Undergraduate Certificate 366
Bachelor’s Degree 359
Basic Certificate 231
Associate Degree 213
Master’s Degree 48

What Animal Services Majors Need to Know

People with careers related to animal services were asked what knowledge areas, skills, and abilities were important for their jobs. They weighted these areas on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the highest.

Knowledge Areas for Animal Services Majors

According to O*NET survey takers, a major in animal services should prepare you for careers in which you will need to be knowledgeable in the following areas:

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  • Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
  • Education and Training - Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
  • English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
  • Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
  • Clerical - Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.

Skills for Animal Services Majors

animal services majors are found most commonly in careers in which the following skills are important:

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  • Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
  • Instructing - Teaching others how to do something.
  • Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
  • Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
  • Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Abilities for Animal Services Majors

As a animal services major, you will find yourself needing the following abilities:

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  • Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
  • Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
  • Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
  • Speech Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
  • Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.

What Can You Do With a Animal Services Major?

Below is a list of occupations associated with animal services:

Job Title Job Growth Rate Median Salary
Agricultural Sciences Professors 7.9% $84,640
Animal Trainers 11.1% $29,290
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers 24.2% $23,760

Who Is Getting a Bachelor’s Degree in Animal Services?

359 Bachelor's Degrees Annually
96% Percent Women
14% Percent Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
This is a less frequently chosen undergraduate major. Only 302 students graduated with a bachelor’s degree in animal services in 2021, making it rank #235 in popularity. This major is dominated by women with about 96% of recent graduates being female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the countrywide level, the racial-ethnic distribution of animal services majors is as follows:

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 5
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 26
White 295
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 20

Geographic Diversity

Americans aren’t the only ones with an interest in Animal Services. About 1.7% of those with this major are international students.

Some careers associated with animal services require an advanced degree while some may not even require a bachelor’s. In general, the more advanced your degree the more career options will open up to you. However, there is significant time and money that needs to be invested into your education so weigh the pros and cons.

How much schooling do you really need to compete in today’s job market? People currently working in careers related to animal services have obtained the following education levels.

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Education Level Percentage of Workers
Less than a High School Diploma 12.4%
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) 41.2%
Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production) 3.0%
Some College Courses 6.4%
Associate’s Degree (or other 2-year degree) 8.1%
Bachelor’s Degree 6.1%
Master’s Degree 3.4%
Post-Master’s Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Master’s degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees at the doctoral level. 0.2%
Doctoral Degree 13.3%
Post-Doctoral Training 6.5%

Online Animal Services Programs

The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.

Degree Level Colleges Offering Programs Colleges Offering Online Classes
Certificate (Less Than 1 Year) 0 0
Certificate (1-2 years) 19 0
Certificate (2-4 Years) 0 0
Associate’s Degree 38 2
Bachelor’s Degree 0 0
Post-Baccalaureate 0 0
Master’s Degree 1 1
Post-Master’s 0 0
Doctor’s Degree (Research) 0 0
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice) 0 0
Doctor’s Degree (Other) 0 0

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to animal services.

Major Number of Grads
Animal Science 8,396
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians 8,257
Agricultural Economics & Business 8,085
Horticulture 3,932
Veterinary Medicine 3,555
Agricultural Production 3,522
Plant Sciences 3,307
General Agriculture 3,256
Food Science Technology 2,181
Agricultural Mechanization 1,402
Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences 954
Agricultural Public Services 866
Other Agriculture 700
Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs 486
Soil Sciences 439
International Agriculture 215
Food Processing 198
Veterinary Administrative Services 113

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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