dog trainer

Dog trainers train animals and/or dog handlers for general and specific purposes, including assistance, security, leisure, competition, transportation, obedience and routine handling, entertainment and education, in accordance with national legislation.

The most in-demand skills for this role include biosecurity related to animals, dog behaviour, signs of animal illness, animal welfare legislation, animal welfare, physiology of animals. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.

Our AI-durability model gives dog trainer a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.