Another potentially deadly tick-borne disease in cats is tularemia, also known as rabbit fever. Tularemia is caused by the bacteria Francisella tularensis, which is carried by four species of North American ticks: the Rocky Mountain wood tick, the American Dog tick, the Pacific Coast tick, and the Lone Star tick.
Animal Care Job Description. On average, animal care workers make around $9 per hour. Most animal care positions are part-time jobs, and job opportunities are growing at double the average rate for animal care workers.ccording to the BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics), job opportunities for animal care workers are projected to grow by 21 percent between 2008 and 2018. This is nearly double the average job's growth rate.
The median annual wage for nonfarm animal caretakers was $19,690 in May 2012. The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $16,490, and the top 10 percent earned more than $32,500.The median annual wage for animal trainers was $25,270 in May 2012.verall employment of animal care and service workers is projected to grow 15 percent from 2012 to 2022, faster than the average for all occupations. Employment growth coupled with high job turnover should result in very good job opportunities for candidates for most positions.