Also called: Lost Pet Tracker
Finds lost dogs and cats using search dogs, cameras, and detective work.
Pet detectives interview owners, use scent-tracking dogs, set humane traps and trail cameras, and put up flyers in the right spots.
Small-business income.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
No formal education, about 0 years after high school. Self-taught or pet detective training courses.
Ways in: Self-taught. Training cost: Under $15k.
Growing slowly. No separate BLS projection; estimate based on related occupations.
Low risk for 10 years. Drones and thermal cameras help, but tracking lost pets with scent dogs and traps is in-person detective work.
Classes: Biology, Psychology, Business, Marketing.
Official data: O*NET occupation 33-9021.
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