You may only get a position as a part time trainer at the start, so hopefully you have another marketable skill. I have a fallback career if I need to buffer my income. Best case scenario you make it, worst case it's a way to make extra cash. Point being, you don't train for the money. Finding a position at a training center is difficult and definitely not lucrative. I would have started training before getting your certs, or even volunteering tons of time to rescues in order to build a clientele. Realistically, you're probably not going to make it training full time coming right out of getting certs. This December my area has been hit with freak snowstorms, so my existing clients are not scheduling and no one is thinking about starting lessons, and my only training income is my board and train service. I can make as low as $1,000-2,000 monthly in the winter, but as high as $5,000-6,000 monthly in peak summer months, all private lessons. But also know that this is seasonal work. I find the demand for private training and my skill level necessitates a higher session rate. According to ZipRecruiter, a dog trainer has an annual average salary of about 34,246, or 16.46 an hour as of January 2022. It is really difficult to do, and almost requires that you have dedicated clientelle and a solid business reputation with stores, rescues, breeders, and boarding/daycare centers. Unless you have a reputation, don't expect to be able to go into private training as your only job. It really depends on how you decide to train. Other training companies may contract my services under theirs if they need extra help. Typically that averages to $20/hr plus bonus. When I am contracted to work I can expect a lower pay by hour, but it is at least guaranteed hours. I now bill at $75 a session for most work, but specialized training is up to $150 a session, typically for high bite risk and special needs or advanced work. I started billing at $50/hr when I started private training to build reputation before raising my prices. In my experience, most trainers here don't make more than 30,000 a year if they are teaching classes. You are more likely to get hired/contract work by businesses and spaces if you have certifications, and especially if you pay for liability insurance. It's not difficult to become a trainer, especially since you are not required to get certifications. If you are teaching basic obedience methods, don't expect to earn very much. Your pay entirely depends on your skill level, your reputation, and what you teach. Most trainers here independently contract or use spaces and give a comission/rate to the space being used. Totally depends on if you are teaching classes, doing private training, working as an independent contractor for a business, or paid on salary by a company/business.
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