Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2003

33-9011 Animal Control Workers

Handle animals for the purpose of investigations of mistreatment, or control of abandoned, dangerous, or unattended animals.

National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
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National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
12,290 2.5 % $12.93 $26,900 1.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $7.26 $9.61 $12.38 $15.90 $19.70
Annual Wage (2) $15,100 $19,980 $25,750 $33,070 $40,980

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Employment rank Wage rank
Local government (OES designation) 10,590 $13.26 $27,590 1 3
Social advocacy organizations 1,180 $10.67 $22,200 2 5
State government (OES designation) 80 $19.24 $40,020 3 1
Professional and similar organizations 70 $13.69 $28,460 4 2
Other personal services 60 $11.59 $24,100 5 4

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Employment rank Wage rank
State government (OES designation) 80 $19.24 $40,020 3 1
Professional and similar organizations 70 $13.69 $28,460 4 2
Local government (OES designation) 10,590 $13.26 $27,590 1 3
Other personal services 60 $11.59 $24,100 5 4
Social advocacy organizations 1,180 $10.67 $22,200 2 5

State profile for this occupation: Top

States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment Wage rank within State
New Mexico 260 $9.15 $19,030 0.035% 526
Wyoming 60 $11.56 $24,050 0.025% 344
Montana 80 $10.83 $22,520 0.020% 441
Utah 200 $12.52 $26,050 0.019% 462
Oklahoma 250 $10.75 $22,360 0.018% 537

Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment Wage rank within State
Nevada 100 $19.26 $40,070 0.009% 270
North Dakota 40 $19.09 $39,700 0.013% 148
California 1,610 $16.65 $34,630 0.011% 460
Oregon 90 $16.33 $33,960 0.006% 334
Alaska 50 $15.84 $32,940 0.017% 336

Metropolitan area profile for this occupation: Top

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Las Cruces, NM MSA 40 $8.51 $17,700 0.070%
Binghamton, NY MSA 50 $12.46 $25,910 0.045%
Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA 70 $10.70 $22,260 0.023%
Rochester, NY MSA 110 $12.50 $25,990 0.022%
New London-Norwich, CT-RI MSA 30 $13.14 $27,320 0.021%

Top paying Metropolitan areas for this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA 50 $20.59 $42,830 0.006%
Oakland, CA PMSA 70 $19.66 $40,890 0.007%
Nassau-Suffolk, NY PMSA 60 $18.42 $38,300 0.005%
Reno, NV MSA 30 $17.98 $37,400 0.015%
Orange County, CA PMSA 150 $17.71 $36,840 0.010%

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These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors in metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas in every State and the District of Columbia. The top five employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable Excel files(XLS).

Percentile wage estimates show the percentage of workers in an occupation that earn less than a given wage and the percentage that earn more. 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 mean 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.

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Last Modified Date: May 7, 2004