Dog bather vs dog trainer

The differences between dog bathers and dog trainers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-3 months to become a dog bather, becoming a dog trainer takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a dog trainer has an average salary of $32,811, which is higher than the $31,134 average annual salary of a dog bather.

The top three skills for a dog bather include PET, appointment scheduling and teeth. The most important skills for a dog trainer are PET, training techniques, and customer service.

Dog bather vs dog trainer overview

	Dog Bather	Dog Trainer
Yearly salary	$31,134	$32,811
Hourly rate	$14.97	$15.77
Growth rate	28%	28%
Number of jobs	56,991	76,324
Job satisfaction	5	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Average age	32	40
Years of experience	3	4

Dog bather vs dog trainer salary

Dog bathers and dog trainers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Dog Bather	Dog Trainer
Average salary	$31,134	$32,811
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $44,000	Between $22,000 And $46,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between dog bather and dog trainer education

There are a few differences between a dog bather and a dog trainer in terms of educational background:

	Dog Bather	Dog Trainer
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Most common major	Medical Assisting Services	Criminal Justice
Most common college	Vermont Technical College	-

Dog bather vs dog trainer demographics

Here are the differences between dog bathers' and dog trainers' demographics:

	Dog Bather	Dog Trainer
Average age	32	40
Gender ratio	Male, 17.1% Female, 82.9%	Male, 38.9% Female, 61.1%
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, 4.5% Unknown, 7.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.9% Asian, 1.7% White, 71.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%
LGBT Percentage	11%	16%

Differences between dog bather and dog trainer 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.

Dog trainer example responsibilities.

Accept shipments and manage using AS400 system.
Bathe all types of dogs including clipping nails, cleaning ears, brushing teeth and cleansing anal glands.
Train assigned K9's in explosive detection, obedience and control aggression, building searches, area and article searches.
Conduct training programs in order to develop and maintain desire animal behaviors, husbandry and well being for all animals.
Include cutting the animals hair, giving them a bath, blow dry also clips their nails and clean their ears.
Train dogs in show handling, tracking, k-9 work, bite work ,

Dog bather vs dog trainer skills

Common dog bather skills

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

Common dog trainer skills

PET, 82%
Training Techniques, 14%
Customer Service, 1%
Behavior Issues, 1%
Various Training, 0%
Front Desk, 0%