Animal care provider vs groomer assistant

The differences between animal care providers and groomer assistants 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 groomer assistant. Additionally, a groomer assistant has an average salary of $30,725, 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 groomer assistant are PET, customer service, and appointment scheduling.

Animal care provider vs groomer assistant overview

	Animal Care Provider	Groomer Assistant
Yearly salary	$24,866	$30,725
Hourly rate	$11.95	$14.77
Growth rate	28%	28%
Number of jobs	70,701	9,294
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	High School Diploma, 39%
Average age	32	32
Years of experience	3	3

Animal care provider vs groomer assistant salary

Animal care providers and groomer assistants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Animal Care Provider	Groomer Assistant
Average salary	$24,866	$30,725
Salary range	Between $14,000 And $41,000	Between $21,000 And $43,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between animal care provider and groomer assistant education

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

	Animal Care Provider	Groomer Assistant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	High School Diploma, 39%
Most common major	Biology	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	Vermont Technical College

Animal care provider vs groomer assistant demographics

Here are the differences between animal care providers' and groomer assistants' demographics:

	Animal Care Provider	Groomer Assistant
Average age	32	32
Gender ratio	Male, 25.1% Female, 74.9%	Male, 16.6% Female, 83.4%
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, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino, 18.3% Asian, 2.6% White, 68.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between animal care provider and groomer assistant 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.

Groomer assistant example responsibilities.

Manage all breeding, whelping, raising of puppies, grooming and showing of dogs for owners in the AKC.
Perform animal grooming duties such as washing, brushing, clipping and trimming coats.
Bath animals: clean ears, express anal glands, trim nails, dry & brush coats.
Wash, dry, and brush dogs of various breed and temperament, as well as clipping nails and cleaning ears.
Bath dogs and perform related activities, including nail clipping and grinding, ear cleaning and plucking, and gland expression.
Maintain electronic record of pet information and file paper documents.

Animal care provider vs groomer assistant skills

Common animal care provider skills

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

Common groomer assistant skills

PET, 39%
Customer Service, 19%
Appointment Scheduling, 12%
Coats, 5%
Teeth, 4%
Front Desk, 3%

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