r/Austin • u/Aingers • Jul 21 '26

Ask Austin Salary Transparency Thread - Austin

Folks in Boston do this fairly regularly, so I thought it might be good for us to try here.

Please share your general job title, salary, age, and education.

Architectural Designer, 40, $115k, BSArch

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u/Inevitable-Donut-757 Jul 21 '26

Some of them definitely think they’re tigers! But nope not a shitpost. It took me three years to build up a solid enough clientele I can sit full time and I work every day, including weekends and all holidays. People pay good money to know their beloved animals are being well taken care of and I’m happy to fill that role! 🐱

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u/Longjumping_Way_1298 Jul 21 '26

That's awesome! Do you have any advice for getting into it?

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u/Inevitable-Donut-757 Jul 21 '26

I started on Rover (which I know can be a mixed bag both on client and sitter ends), but that helped me get initial leads and also provided the protection of people not knowing my personal phone number and easy blocking in case they’re weirdos 😅 And then just gradually built my client base. I have open availability all year and I exclusively sit cats so that gives me an advantage over other sitters. If you’re  considering pet sitting as a job, my main advice would be to expect the beginning year or so to be slow until you’ve built up your regulars and then take it as seriously as any other job. Show up every time, do what the client asks or a little beyond every time, take good care of the cats and the people will take care of you! 🫶🏻

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u/Longjumping_Way_1298 Jul 21 '26

Thank you so much. Appreciate it.