How to become a Pet Groomer or Animal Care Worker
Official title: Pet Groomers and Animal Care Workers
Pet groomers and animal care workers feed, care for and train animals in veterinary hospitals, animal shelters, zoos, laboratories, pet shops, riding stables, dog training schools, pet grooming salons and similar places.
Main tasks
- Wash and feed animals
- Record animals' weight, size, physical condition and feeding
- Train animals for racing, entertainment, riding and other purposes
- Wash, brush and trim coats, clip nails, clean ears and provide other animal care
Ways in
- Technical college: Technician certificate: Pet grooming. National technician skill test (技術士技能檢定) run by the Workforce Development Agency, trade 139 寵物美容. Tested at grade C (丙級). Peernovo links this trade to the occupation.
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Average pay: NT$448,000 a year
- Demand for Service and sales jobs is projected at about 2,220,000 in 2024 and about 2,287,000 in 2030. (+3%)
- Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
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Questions people ask
How do I become a Pet Groomer or Animal Care Worker?
Ways in include: Technician certificate: Pet grooming.
How much does a Pet Groomer or Animal Care Worker earn in Taiwan?
Average pay is NT$448,000 a year (Ministry of Labor, Department of Statistics).
Is a Pet Groomer or Animal Care Worker a growing career in Taiwan?
Demand for this job family is projected to change 3% from 2024 to 2030 (National Development Council).
Will AI change the work of a Pet Groomer or Animal Care Worker?
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- Ministry of Labor, Department of Statistics: Occupational Wage Survey (職類別薪資調查) (2025 survey (July 2025 monthly, 2024 annual), released 2026-05-29), Open Government Data License, version 1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
- National Development Council: Final manpower demand projections by occupation (職業別最終人力需求推估) (2025 to 2030 (base 2024), 13 job families), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
- 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