What pays more a animal trainer or a zookeeper?

Question

I want to work in a zoo or theme park or somewhere with animals as a zookeeper or animal trainer but i also really want to travel so i wondering which pays more overall.

Answer 1

An animal trainer can charge whatever the market will bear....

a zookeeper doesn't get to travel much... they have to stay and feed the penguins.....

Answer 2

I think an animal trainer. That career would be fun. I love the kids looks when we're at the zoo and the kids think its awesome that theres someone in the tiger cage.(zookeeper/animal trainer) So yea, i think thats cool! <3