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Army 68T · Animal Care Specialist
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Animal Care Specialist (68T) is an Army enlisted specialty. O*NET's military crosswalk links it to 11 civilian occupations; the closest matches here are Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers, Animal Caretakers, and Animal Control Workers. Typical national pay across these matches runs from $35,360 to $51,130 a year, and 3 of them carry an O*NET Bright Outlook (growing or many openings).

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Your $19 package includes a personal Career Match Report built from your own duties. Here are the jobs the U.S. Department of Labor matches to 68T, with typical national pay.
$38,150/yr typical pay
Growing fast
$35,360/yr typical pay
Growing fast
$45,660/yr typical pay
Steady demand
$51,130/yr typical pay
Steady demand
$49,630/yr typical pay
Growing
Typical pay = national median from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Pay varies by location and experience. Job matches from the O*NET Military Crosswalk.
Sample resume lines built from the tasks the U.S. Department of Labor (O*NET) lists for civilian jobs that match 68T. Use the ones that describe what you actually did.
Examples only, adapted from O*NET task statements for Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers; Animal Caretakers; Animal Control Workers; and Animal Breeders. Your resume is written from your own duties and uses only the numbers you give us.
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I served on active duty in the U.S. Air Force from 2001 to 2009 as a 2W0 Munitions Systems specialist and a C-130 Loadmaster. I served in the Air Force, not the Army, so this page is built from O*NET and BLS data rather than my own memories. The problem is the same in every branch: your experience is valuable, and it has to be written in the civilian employer's language.
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Lead with a civilian job title that fits what you actually did (the matches on this page, like veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers, are a good place to start), and add a secondary line like 'Military title: Animal Care Specialist (68T), U.S. Army'. Recruiters search civilian titles; the code helps veteran-focused employers.
O*NET maps 68T to 11 related civilian occupations. The closest matches include veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers, animal caretakers, and animal control workers.
Of the matches on this page, Animal Breeders has the highest national median pay: $51,130 a year (BLS 2025). Pay varies by location and experience.
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Build My ResumeLast updated 2026-10-19. Sources: O*NET OnLine Military Crosswalk (O*NET 31.0), https://www.onetonline.org/crosswalk/MOC; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 2025 wage data and 2024-2034 employment projections, as published on O*NET OnLine occupation summaries.