Happen to be a pet-lover working at a creative job with no relation to animals whatsoever? There’s a way to carry your passion towards paws into your career: you can find an animal-centric job that will allow you to cash in on your creative skills! Part-time, flexible schedule, remote — there are plenty of animal-related job options out there. Check these out:

Pet Photographer

Pet photography is quite a lucrative field — the number of pet owners in need of professional photos of their beloved animal companions is growing with each passing year. So why not sell your skills to them if you already make living as a photographer? Capturing a good picture of an animal is without doubt much harder than conventional photography, but if you have enough patience and love for animals, pet photography might be just your thing.

Pet Sitter

When pet owners go out of town, they need someone to take care of their paws — and if the neighborhood happens to lack friendly grandmas willing to help out, chances are, they will hire a pet sitter. Provided that you have long idle periods during your working day (say you are a writer), this could be a perfect side job: the wage rate for pet sitting services ranges from $10 to $40 per hour. There’s just no better way to spend your spare time.

Pet Groomer

Yet another awesome side job option for someone who loves animals and knows a little bit about grooming and caretaking. Same as with pet photography, pet grooming can be quite a lucrative job, especially if there are no pet grooming specialists living in your area; again, same as with pet photography, it also requires a lot of skill and persistence — animals rarely like being groomed.

Pet Blogger

Now that’s the type of job anybody working in SMM or PR would kill for. Just think about it: why promote someone else’s Instagram when you can make a social media star out of your own cat? There are tons of examples of pets who became internet sensations out there — your animal could easily be the next one. Even if your not that great in marketing — this is one of the few professions where your Reddit karma could actually be of some use.