Dog bather vs animal attendant

The differences between dog bathers and animal attendants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-3 months to become both a dog bather and an animal attendant. Additionally, a dog bather has an average salary of $31,134, which is higher than the $26,394 average annual salary of an animal attendant.

The top three skills for a dog bather include PET, appointment scheduling and teeth. The most important skills for an animal attendant are PET, patients, and animal handling.

Dog bather vs animal attendant overview

	Dog Bather	Animal Attendant
Yearly salary	$31,134	$26,394
Hourly rate	$14.97	$12.69
Growth rate	28%	28%
Number of jobs	56,991	53,000
Job satisfaction	5	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Average age	32	32
Years of experience	3	3

Dog bather vs animal attendant salary

Dog bathers and animal attendants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Dog Bather	Animal Attendant
Average salary	$31,134	$26,394
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $44,000	Between $20,000 And $34,000
Highest paying City	-	Ithaca, NY
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Baylor College of Medicine
Best paying industry	-	Education

Differences between dog bather and animal attendant education

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

	Dog Bather	Animal Attendant
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Most common major	Medical Assisting Services	Biology
Most common college	Vermont Technical College	Ohio State University

Dog bather vs animal attendant demographics

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

	Dog Bather	Animal Attendant
Average age	32	32
Gender ratio	Male, 17.1% Female, 82.9%	Male, 29.2% Female, 70.8%
Race ratio	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%	Black or African American, 4.2% Unknown, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino, 17.9% Asian, 2.6% White, 68.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between dog bather and animal attendant duties and responsibilities

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 attendant example responsibilities.

Assist in managing shelter for animals and arranging for adoption or euthanasia of confiscate animals.
Skil at handling, restraining, husbandry and veterinary procedures with reptiles, mammals, raptors, amphibians, and songbirds.
Clean goat and pig yards, train goats and pigs, keep records.
Serve as midwife for birthing dogs, cats and goats.
Care for goats by providing them with feed every week.
Maintain cleanliness of the shelter and medicate animals direct by supervisor as needed.

Dog bather vs animal attendant skills

Common dog bather skills

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

Common animal attendant skills

PET, 59%
Patients, 6%
Animal Handling, 6%
Cleanliness, 3%
Euthanasia, 3%
Autoclaves, 2%