Animal care provider vs dog bather

The differences between animal care providers and dog bathers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-3 months to become both an animal care provider and a dog bather. Additionally, a dog bather has an average salary of $31,134, which is higher than the $24,866 average annual salary of an animal care provider.

The top three skills for an animal care provider include PET, administer medications and husbandry. The most important skills for a dog bather are PET, appointment scheduling, and teeth.

Animal care provider vs dog bather overview

	Animal Care Provider	Dog Bather
Yearly salary	$24,866	$31,134
Hourly rate	$11.95	$14.97
Growth rate	28%	28%
Number of jobs	70,701	56,991
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	High School Diploma, 51%
Average age	32	32
Years of experience	3	3

Animal care provider vs dog bather salary

Animal care providers and dog bathers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Animal Care Provider	Dog Bather
Average salary	$24,866	$31,134
Salary range	Between $14,000 And $41,000	Between $21,000 And $44,000
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Differences between animal care provider and dog bather education

There are a few differences between an animal care provider and a dog bather in terms of educational background:

	Animal Care Provider	Dog Bather
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	High School Diploma, 51%
Most common major	Biology	Medical Assisting Services
Most common college	Stanford University	Vermont Technical College

Animal care provider vs dog bather demographics

Here are the differences between animal care providers' and dog bathers' demographics:

	Animal Care Provider	Dog Bather
Average age	32	32
Gender ratio	Male, 25.1% Female, 74.9%	Male, 17.1% Female, 82.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.3% Unknown, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino, 18.2% Asian, 2.6% White, 68.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 4.3% Unknown, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino, 18.4% Asian, 2.6% White, 67.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between animal care provider and dog bather duties and responsibilities

Animal care provider example responsibilities.

Maintain care on the horses, pigs, goats and sheep.
Work with turtles, snakes, frogs, skunk and owl.
Fed and water horses, chickens, goats, pigs, cows and dogs.
Locate pet product merchants willing to donate food/ toys/ litter to families struggling to financially provide for their pets.
Complete physical checks and monitor patients to detect unusual or harmful behavior and report observations to professional staff.
Milk animals such as cows and goats, by hand or using milking machines.

Dog bather example responsibilities.

Manage all breeding, whelping, raising of puppies, grooming and showing of dogs for owners in the AKC.
Provide customer service to pet owners and accommodate their individual needs.
Participate in pet nutrition seminars and training.
Assist in answering customer questions regarding grooming, scheduling grooming appointments and maintaining salon cleanliness and safety.
Used touch point and SMS and can quickly adapt to other computer software's.

Animal care provider vs dog bather skills

Common animal care provider skills

PET, 35%
Administer Medications, 17%
Husbandry, 9%
Animal Housing, 7%
Customer Service, 7%
Laboratory Animals, 6%

Common dog bather skills

PET, 51%
Appointment Scheduling, 29%
Teeth, 3%
Coats, 3%
Facility Laundry, 3%
Front Desk, 2%