Groom vs barn worker

The differences between grooms and barn workers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a groom has an average salary of $30,872, which is higher than the $27,739 average annual salary of a barn worker.

The top three skills for a groom include PET, clipping and animal handling. The most important skills for a barn worker are tack, milking, and golf carts.

Groom vs barn worker overview

	Groom	Barn Worker
Yearly salary	$30,872	$27,739
Hourly rate	$14.84	$13.34
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	9,302	19,871
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	-	-

Groom vs barn worker salary

Grooms and barn workers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Groom	Barn Worker
Average salary	$30,872	$27,739
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $43,000	Between $20,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	Natick, MA	Columbia, SC
Highest paying state	Hawaii	Vermont
Best paying company	Dartmouth	ManpowerGroup
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between groom and barn worker education

There are a few differences between a groom and a barn worker in terms of educational background:

	Groom	Barn Worker
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Most common major	Business	Animal Science
Most common college	-	-

Groom vs barn worker demographics

Here are the differences between grooms' and barn workers' demographics:

	Groom	Barn Worker
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 19.3% Female, 80.7%	Male, 34.9% Female, 65.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.6% Unknown, 3.1% Hispanic or Latino, 25.7% Asian, 1.8% White, 63.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%	Black or African American, 3.7% Unknown, 3.0% Hispanic or Latino, 21.4% Asian, 1.7% White, 69.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between groom and barn worker duties and responsibilities

Groom example responsibilities.

Manage all breeding, whelping, raising of puppies, grooming and showing of dogs for owners in the AKC.
Provide excellent customer service and interact with pet parents.
Perform all grooming procedures including bath, brush, clips, and shave downs.
Toe nail clips, ear cleanings, and also extensive de sheds and mat removal.
Perform animal grooming such as washing, brushing, trimming coats, cutting nails, and cleaning ears.
Answer calls, make grooming appointments, wash and dry dogs, trim/ grind nails, brush coats appropriately

Barn worker example responsibilities.

Manage regular routines of dairy calf sector, developing skill in feeding, housing, sanitation, parasite and disease control.
Provide feed and clean water, groom and tack horses, clean stalls and exercise horses for clients.
Monitor and maintain crops to maximize product quality and quantity during harvest.
Turn outs, grooming (except clipping), trailering, mucking out pens/stalls, bathing, feeding.

Groom vs barn worker skills

Common groom skills

PET, 71%
Clipping, 11%
Animal Handling, 4%
Pet Care, 3%
Compassion, 3%
Customer Satisfaction, 3%

Common barn worker skills

Tack, 26%
Milking, 21%
Golf Carts, 12%
Lesson Program, 9%
Farm Equipment, 7%
Medical Treatment, 5%