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ANZSCO 361115Updated 2026-01-29
Kennel Hand
National shortage level: Low
Snapshot
Median pay: AUD 53k
Weekly earnings: AUD 1020
Salary range: AUD 48k-AUD 58k
Job ads trend: Not listed
Time to hire: Varies
Visa pathways: Check eligibility
State distribution
29.5%
NSW
23.4%
VIC
21.3%
QLD
Education mix
28.5%
year 12
21.7%
certificate iii/ iv
20.7%
year 10 and below
Role overview
Kennel Hands provide routine care for dogs, including feeding, exercising, monitoring their health, and cleaning kennels.
What you do
- • Bathes, cuts, combs, blow-dry's and styles pets' coats, clips their nails and cleans their ears.
- • Inspects, prepares, cleans, disinfects and maintains comfortable cages and enclosures.
- • Transports food, fills water troughs and feeds animals according to their individual needs.
Core skills
Credentials & pathway
- Recommended level: year 12 (28.5%)
Recent job ads
No ads listed yet.
Tasks
- • Bathes, cuts, combs, blow-dry's and styles pets' coats, clips their nails and cleans their ears.
- • Dusts and sprays insecticides on animals and immerses them in insecticide baths to control insect pests.
- • Exercises and plays with animals, answers visitor questions and transfers animals between enclosures by leading or carrying them.
Earnings
Weekly median: AUD 1020
Annual median: AUD 53k
Range: AUD 48k-AUD 58k