Those considering animal training, you may also want to explore other closely related fields of study. Below you will find majors with similar career paths, related concentrations and specializations, and the most popular similar majors, ranked by annual graduates.
Programs here prepare graduates for occupations that overlap with those of animal training, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. Sorted by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations | 1 | 3,573 |
| Agricultural and Food Products Processing | 1 | 168 |
| Agricultural and Horticultural Plant Breeding | 1 | 39 |
| Agricultural Animal Breeding | 1 | 13 |
| Agricultural Business and Management, General | 1 | 2,188 |
| Agricultural Business and Management, Other | 1 | 137 |
| Agricultural Economics | 1 | 1,768 |
| Agricultural Mechanization, General | 1 | 502 |
| Agricultural Mechanization, Other | 1 | 31 |
| Agricultural Power Machinery Operation | 1 | 94 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Equestrian/Equine Studies | 658 |
| Dog/Pet/Animal Grooming | 519 |
| Agricultural and Domestic Animal Services, Other | 65 |
| Taxidermy/Taxidermist | 10 |
As a more focused area within Agricultural and Domestic Animal Services, animal training shares its foundations with the other majors in that field.
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