Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
39-2011 Animal Trainers
Train animals for riding, harness, security, performance, or obedience, or for assisting persons with disabilities. Accustom animals to human voice and contact, and condition animals to respond to commands. Train animals according to prescribed standards for show or competition. May train animals to carry pack loads or work as part of pack team.
National estimates for Animal Trainers
Industry profile for Animal Trainers
Geographic profile for Animal Trainers
National estimates for Animal Trainers:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Animal Trainers:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 15,840 |
3.4 % |
$ 18.38 |
$ 38,230 |
2.8 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Animal Trainers:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 11.13 |
$ 13.51 |
$ 15.04 |
$ 21.46 |
$ 28.26 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 23,160 |
$ 28,110 |
$ 31,280 |
$ 44,630 |
$ 58,790 |
Industry profile for Animal Trainers:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Animal Trainers are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Animal Trainers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Animal Trainers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Other Personal Services |
5,580 |
1.88 |
$ 20.22 |
$ 42,070 |
| Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers |
3,760 |
1.01 |
$ 13.89 |
$ 28,890 |
| Spectator Sports |
2,190 |
1.92 |
$ 19.92 |
$ 41,430 |
| Support Activities for Animal Production |
1,930 |
6.13 |
$ 19.63 |
$ 40,830 |
| Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions |
360 |
0.27 |
$ 19.32 |
$ 40,190 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Animal Trainers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Support Activities for Animal Production |
1,930 |
6.13 |
$ 19.63 |
$ 40,830 |
| Spectator Sports |
2,190 |
1.92 |
$ 19.92 |
$ 41,430 |
| Other Personal Services |
5,580 |
1.88 |
$ 20.22 |
$ 42,070 |
| Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers |
3,760 |
1.01 |
$ 13.89 |
$ 28,890 |
| Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions |
360 |
0.27 |
$ 19.32 |
$ 40,190 |
Top paying industries for Animal Trainers:
Geographic profile for Animal Trainers:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Animal Trainers are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Animal Trainers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Animal Trainers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Florida |
1,760 |
0.20 |
1.82 |
$ 18.93 |
$ 39,380 |
| California |
1,550 |
0.09 |
0.84 |
$ 20.14 |
$ 41,890 |
| Texas |
1,330 |
0.11 |
0.97 |
$ 15.75 |
$ 32,750 |
| Illinois |
850 |
0.15 |
1.34 |
$ 16.47 |
$ 34,260 |
| New York |
770 |
0.09 |
0.79 |
$ 32.43 |
$ 67,440 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Animal Trainers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Kentucky |
590 |
0.32 |
2.87 |
$ 18.51 |
$ 38,490 |
| Delaware |
100 |
0.22 |
1.99 |
$ 19.67 |
$ 40,920 |
| Arkansas |
250 |
0.21 |
1.85 |
$ 18.77 |
$ 39,040 |
| Florida |
1,760 |
0.20 |
1.82 |
$ 18.93 |
$ 39,380 |
| Maine |
120 |
0.20 |
1.74 |
$ 17.55 |
$ 36,500 |
Top paying states for Animal Trainers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York |
770 |
0.09 |
0.79 |
$ 32.43 |
$ 67,440 |
| Kansas |
130 |
0.09 |
0.84 |
$ 23.82 |
$ 49,550 |
| Alaska |
60 |
0.19 |
1.70 |
$ 22.19 |
$ 46,160 |
| New Jersey |
370 |
0.10 |
0.86 |
$ 21.02 |
$ 43,710 |
| California |
1,550 |
0.09 |
0.84 |
$ 20.14 |
$ 41,890 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Animal Trainers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
800 |
0.09 |
0.82 |
$ 32.24 |
$ 67,060 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
650 |
0.15 |
1.37 |
$ 16.68 |
$ 34,690 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
570 |
0.23 |
2.08 |
$ 21.71 |
$ 45,150 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
480 |
0.13 |
1.20 |
$ 16.76 |
$ 34,850 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
420 |
0.07 |
0.65 |
$ 18.88 |
$ 39,270 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
380 |
0.18 |
1.61 |
$ 15.87 |
$ 33,000 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
350 |
0.13 |
1.17 |
$ 18.21 |
$ 37,870 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
330 |
0.13 |
1.13 |
$ 15.90 |
$ 33,080 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
320 |
0.11 |
0.97 |
$ 15.11 |
$ 31,420 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
290 |
0.13 |
1.15 |
$ 24.36 |
$ 50,660 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Animal Trainers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Hot Springs, AR |
70 |
1.81 |
16.14 |
$ 19.16 |
$ 39,850 |
| Ocala, FL |
120 |
1.10 |
9.75 |
$ 26.53 |
$ 55,180 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY |
250 |
0.98 |
8.72 |
$ 19.71 |
$ 41,000 |
| Dover, DE |
30 |
0.48 |
4.28 |
$ 20.61 |
$ 42,870 |
| Bellingham, WA |
40 |
0.45 |
4.04 |
$ 17.21 |
$ 35,800 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA |
30 |
0.40 |
3.55 |
$ 13.79 |
$ 28,680 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN |
250 |
0.40 |
3.53 |
$ 17.80 |
$ 37,030 |
| Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI |
50 |
0.39 |
3.49 |
$ 17.13 |
$ 35,630 |
| Jacksonville, FL |
190 |
0.28 |
2.46 |
$ 15.17 |
$ 31,550 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI |
30 |
0.26 |
2.28 |
$ 16.76 |
$ 34,860 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Animal Trainers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
800 |
0.09 |
0.82 |
$ 32.24 |
$ 67,060 |
| Ocala, FL |
120 |
1.10 |
9.75 |
$ 26.53 |
$ 55,180 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
290 |
0.13 |
1.15 |
$ 24.36 |
$ 50,660 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS |
90 |
0.09 |
0.82 |
$ 24.16 |
$ 50,250 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY |
40 |
0.10 |
0.89 |
$ 23.18 |
$ 48,220 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad, CA |
200 |
0.14 |
1.27 |
$ 22.41 |
$ 46,610 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT |
110 |
0.20 |
1.77 |
$ 22.24 |
$ 46,270 |
| Modesto, CA |
30 |
0.17 |
1.49 |
$ 21.92 |
$ 45,590 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
570 |
0.23 |
2.08 |
$ 21.71 |
$ 45,150 |
| Santa Rosa, CA |
40 |
0.19 |
1.72 |
$ 21.38 |
$ 44,480 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Animal Trainers:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Animal Trainers:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Animal Trainers:
About May 2021 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.
The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall.
The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
More about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.
(8) Estimate not released.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration.
A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022
United States Department of Labor
