Becoming a Guide Dog Trainer via Online Education?
At the very least, online education can help you lay a foundation and/or open up alternate career paths.
Penn Foster Career School
is a US school (accredited) offering dog training courses to train individuals
to become top-notch
dog trainers,
dog control officers,
guide dog instructors,
guide dog trainers,
dog groomers,
dog breeders, etc.
Currently, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics there are 10,080 people employed as
animal trainers alone in America, and their average annual salary is
$31,080.
Colleges and universities like Penn Foster Career School that provide online education are successfully launching workers into
this
field.
Guide Dog Trainer Salary Information
Category: Animal trainers
| Total # Employed in the US |
10,080 |
| Average Hourly Wage: |
$14.94/hr |
| Hourly Wage Range |
| PERCENTILE |
| 10% | 25% | 50% | 75% | 90% |
| $8.13 |
$9.48 |
$12.95 |
$18.05 |
$25.06 |
|
| Average Yearly Salary |
$31,080 |
| Yearly Salary Range |
| PERCENTILE |
| 10% | 25% | 50% | 75% | 90% |
| $16,920 |
$19,710 |
$26,930 |
$37,540 |
$52,130 |
|
| Employment Demographics |
| % OF WORKERS WITH |
| < High School Diploma |
High School Diploma |
Some College |
Associate Degree |
Bachelor Degree |
Master Degree |
Doctoral Degree |
| 10.1% |
32.3% |
23.1% |
9.6% |
20.8% |
3.3% |
0.7% |
|
Animal trainers — WAGES BY STATE, SORTED BY SALARY
| STATE | Average Hourly Wage | Average Annual Salary |
|---|
| District of Columbia |
$18.03/hr
|
$37,500
|
| Nebraska |
$17.61/hr
|
$36,630
|
| Delaware |
$17.25/hr
|
$35,890
|
| Maryland |
$16.55/hr
|
$34,410
|
| Hawaii |
$16.48/hr
|
$34,280
|
| Wisconsin |
$16.47/hr
|
$34,250
|
| Oklahoma |
$16.34/hr
|
$33,980
|
| Colorado |
$16.28/hr
|
$33,850
|
| Wyoming |
$16.2/hr
|
$33,700
|
| North Carolina |
$15.97/hr
|
$33,220
|
| North Dakota |
$15.05/hr
|
$31,300
|
| Louisiana |
$15/hr
|
$31,190
|
| Missouri |
$14.83/hr
|
$30,850
|
| Iowa |
$14.7/hr
|
$30,570
|
| Idaho |
$14.66/hr
|
$30,500
|
| Kansas |
$14.49/hr
|
$30,140
|
| New Hampshire |
$14.2/hr
|
$29,530
|
| South Carolina |
$13.91/hr
|
$28,930
|
| Guam |
$13.91/hr
|
$28,930
|
| Massachusetts |
$13.69/hr
|
$28,470
|
| Washington |
$13.58/hr
|
$28,240
|
| Mississippi |
$13.5/hr
|
$28,070
|
| Montana |
$13.47/hr
|
$28,010
|
| Connecticut |
$13.11/hr
|
$27,280
|
| Maine |
$12.97/hr
|
$26,970
|
| Utah |
$12.88/hr
|
$26,800
|
| Oregon |
$12.8/hr
|
$26,620
|
| Arkansas |
$12.18/hr
|
$25,330
|
| Indiana |
$12.12/hr
|
$25,200
|
| Alabama |
$11.89/hr
|
$24,730
|
| New York |
$11.7/hr
|
$24,340
|
| South Dakota |
$11.36/hr
|
$23,620
|
| California |
$11.32/hr
|
$23,540
|
| Kentucky |
$11/hr
|
$22,870
|
| New Mexico |
$10.45/hr
|
$21,740
|
| Tennessee |
$10.33/hr
|
$21,500
|
