32 Paid Jobs That Let You Work With Animals

Editor's Note: This story originally appeared on The Penny Hoarder.

Do you get along better with your pets than other people? Are the zoo and the aquarium your happy places?

Was the best part of working from home during the pandemic the endless amounts of belly rubs and games of fetch between Zoom calls?

Working with animals might be your secret calling — and it doesn’t just have to be some unrealized dream you visit during a cat nap. Animal lovers can find an abundance of careers that allow them to work with animals, and you don’t always need a specialized education to land them.

We explored a range of jobs that let you work with animals: those that require a degree or certification, those that have no education requirements, and those that you can do from the comfort of your home. In this article we list:

• Animal jobs that require at least a bachelor’s degree
• Jobs working with animals that don’t require formal education
• Jobs working with animals that you can do from home

Let’s start with animal jobs that require at least a bachelor’s degree.

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