How to become a pet groomer

Official title: Pet groomer

Also called: Animal groomer, Animal grooming service provider, Animal grooming specialist, Cat groomer, Dog groomer, Dog grooming specialist, Ÿ Animal grooming service provider, Ÿ Cat groomer, Ÿ Dog grooming specialist

Pet groomer washes, dries, brushes, combs, cuts and styles pets’ coats, clips their nails and cleans their ears using various equipment, materials and methods.

Main tasks

• Bathing and feeding animals
• Cleaning, organising, and disinfecting animal quarters such as pens, stables, cages, and yards, and animal equipment such as saddles and bridles

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

• Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

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Questions people ask

Will AI change the work of a pet groomer?

Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

• International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026

Updated 4 October 2026