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Animal Trainers vs Animal Breeders

Side-by-side · O*NET · BLS · AI-exposure research · Anthropic Economic Index

A factual, source-backed comparison of Animal Trainers and Animal Breeders on the dimensions both occupations carry. Every figure is a position within an independent published dataset — not a verdict on which job is better, safer, or more “future-proof.”

Animal Trainers Animal Breeders
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$38,750
$52,000
Employment · BLS OEWS
20,110
1,730
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
14th pct
58th pct

At a glance

Dimension Animal Trainers Animal Breeders
Median pay $38,750 $52,000
Employment 20,110 1,730
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection About average (+5.1%) About average (+2.4%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 7,100 1,200
Typical education · O*NET Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not. Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
AI exposure · published exposure studies Low · 14th pct Moderate · 58th pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 14th pct · 14% of tasks 32nd pct · 20% of tasks
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index — —
Mostly remote-capable · Dingel–Neiman No No

Pay and employment are BLS OEWS estimates; outlook and openings are BLS 2024–2034 projections; AI exposure and observed-use figures come from separate research and reflect exposure and usage, not predictions that either job will disappear. Compare like with like.

Skills

Shared: Customer and Personal Service, Problem Sensitivity, Oral Expression, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Oral Comprehension, Active Learning, Information Ordering, Speech Clarity, Active Listening, Monitoring, Judgment and Decision Making, Administration and Management, Deductive Reasoning, Speech Recognition, English Language, Complex Problem Solving, Time Management, Written Comprehension, Inductive Reasoning, Category Flexibility, Manual Dexterity, Multilimb Coordination, Trunk Strength, Near Vision, Far Vision, Reading Comprehension.

Specific to Animal Trainers

  • Instructing
  • Education and Training
  • Learning Strategies
  • Psychology
  • Fluency of Ideas
  • Originality
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Coordination

Specific to Animal Breeders

  • Sales and Marketing
  • Biology
  • Mathematics
  • Administrative
  • Science
  • Arm-Hand Steadiness
  • Finger Dexterity
  • Static Strength

Knowledge, skills & abilities O*NET rates as important for each occupation. “Shared” are common to both; the columns list what is distinctive to each (top by the order O*NET surfaces).

Tools & technology

Shared: Spreadsheet software , Office suite software , Electronic mail software , Operating system software , Word processing software , Data base user interface and query software .

Specific to Animal Trainers

Specific to Animal Breeders

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Animal Trainers or Animal Breeders — tasks, the full skill graph, tools, work context, preparation, wages by percentile, industries, AI exposure and the AI work map.

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Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "Animal Trainers vs Animal Breeders." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/compare/animal-trainers-vs-animal-breeders

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Singulariki. (2026). Animal Trainers vs Animal Breeders. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/animal-trainers-vs-animal-breeders

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