# Market evidence report — aquatic-animal-health-professional

Source: **64 real job ads** (JSearch API, countries: us 64), extracted into the MSSQL evidence store; as of 2026-07-08.
This report contains extracted, aggregated facts only — no ad text is
reproduced (copyright / platform terms).

## Seniority distribution

| Seniority | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|
| mid | 46 | 72 % |
| n/a | 9 | 14 % |
| junior | 9 | 14 % |

## Tools — full market ranking

| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|

## Hard skills — full market ranking

| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | animal care | 23 | 36 % |
| 2 | inventory management | 19 | 30 % |
| 3 | animal husbandry | 17 | 27 % |
| 4 | customer service | 16 | 25 % |
| 5 | data analysis | 10 | 16 % |
| 6 | animal restraint | 8 | 12 % |
| 7 | animal handling | 7 | 11 % |
| 8 | aquatic life maintenance | 6 | 9 % |
| 9 | medication administration | 6 | 9 % |
| 10 | sales techniques | 6 | 9 % |
| 11 | exhibit maintenance | 5 | 8 % |
| 12 | anesthesia monitoring | 4 | 6 % |
| 13 | radiography | 4 | 6 % |
| 14 | radiology | 4 | 6 % |
| 15 | record keeping | 4 | 6 % |
| 16 | vaccine administration | 4 | 6 % |
| 17 | water quality management | 4 | 6 % |
| 18 | animal health diagnosis | 3 | 5 % |
| 19 | animal training | 3 | 5 % |
| 20 | aquatic life care | 3 | 5 % |
| 21 | customer education | 3 | 5 % |
| 22 | laboratory skills | 3 | 5 % |
| 23 | laboratory testing | 3 | 5 % |
| 24 | patient care | 3 | 5 % |
| 25 | patient monitoring | 3 | 5 % |
| 26 | patient restraint | 3 | 5 % |
| 27 | pharmacy skills | 3 | 5 % |
| 28 | pricing | 3 | 5 % |
| 29 | selling | 3 | 5 % |
| 30 | stocking | 3 | 5 % |
| 31 | surgical assistance | 3 | 5 % |
| 32 | surgical preparation | 3 | 5 % |
| 33 | venipuncture | 3 | 5 % |

## Methods — full market ranking

| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | petco animal care certification program | 10 | 16 % |
| 2 | established selling models | 6 | 9 % |
| 3 | selling model | 4 | 6 % |
| 4 | operant conditioning | 3 | 5 % |

## Responsibilities — full market ranking

| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | customer education | 17 | 27 % |
| 2 | habitat maintenance | 16 | 25 % |
| 3 | animal health checks | 13 | 20 % |
| 4 | merchandise stocking | 12 | 19 % |
| 5 | sales support | 11 | 17 % |
| 6 | animal health maintenance | 9 | 14 % |
| 7 | client communication | 9 | 14 % |
| 8 | inventory ordering | 9 | 14 % |
| 9 | transaction processing | 9 | 14 % |
| 10 | register transactions | 5 | 8 % |
| 11 | clinic upkeep | 4 | 6 % |
| 12 | equipment maintenance | 4 | 6 % |
| 13 | exhibit maintenance | 4 | 6 % |
| 14 | guest interaction | 4 | 6 % |
| 15 | housekeeping | 4 | 6 % |
| 16 | inventory analysis | 4 | 6 % |
| 17 | medical team support | 4 | 6 % |
| 18 | record keeping | 4 | 6 % |
| 19 | animal care | 3 | 5 % |
| 20 | exhibit cleaning | 3 | 5 % |
| 21 | habitat cleaning | 3 | 5 % |
| 22 | patient care assistance | 3 | 5 % |

## Job title variants in the market

| Title | Ads |
|---|---|
| Animal Care Specialist | 10 |
| Animal Care Specialist - Urgent Hiring | 7 |
| Animal Care Associate - Immediate Openings | 2 |
| Animal Care Attendant - Immediate Hiring | 2 |
| Aquaculture Health Specialist: Shrimp & Marine Fish | 2 |
| Aquarist | 2 |
| Companion & Aquatic Animal Care Specialist | 2 |
| Veterinary Assistant | 2 |
| Veterinary Technician | 2 |
| Animal Health Poultry & Aquaculture Marketing Sr. Specialist | 1 |
| Animal Keeper | 1 |
| Animal Keeper & Aquarist | 1 |
| Aquaculture Lab Technician I — Research & Systems Support | 1 |
| Aquatic Animal Care Specialist (Part-Time) | 1 |
| Aquatic Veterinarian | 1 |
| Aquatics Specialist | 1 |
| Bird & Mammal Curator | 1 |
| Certified Veterinary Technician — Compassionate Animal Care | 1 |
| Child Life Specialist | 1 |
| Curator of Birds & Mammals | 1 |
| Dog Handler (U.S. Army) | 1 |
| Experienced Veterinary Assistant | 1 |
| Fish Department Specialist / Inventory Associate | 1 |
| Koi Health Veterinarian & Aquatic Specialist | 1 |
| Marine Wildlife Stranding Coordinator | 1 |

Methodology: entities extracted per ad ({hard_skills, tools, methods, responsibilities, seniority}), normalized, counted as DISTINCT ads per entity; report threshold ≥ 3 ads. Headline sections in skills.md/tools.md use the stricter ≥ 20 % threshold.