Groomer assistant vs animal attendant

The differences between groomer assistants 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 groomer assistant and an animal attendant. Additionally, a groomer assistant has an average salary of $30,725, which is higher than the $26,394 average annual salary of an animal attendant.

The top three skills for a groomer assistant include PET, customer service and appointment scheduling. The most important skills for an animal attendant are PET, patients, and animal handling.

Groomer assistant vs animal attendant overview

	Groomer Assistant	Animal Attendant
Yearly salary	$30,725	$26,394
Hourly rate	$14.77	$12.69
Growth rate	28%	28%
Number of jobs	9,294	53,000
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Average age	32	32
Years of experience	3	3

Groomer assistant vs animal attendant salary

Groomer assistants and animal attendants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Groomer Assistant	Animal Attendant
Average salary	$30,725	$26,394
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $43,000	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 groomer assistant and animal attendant education

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

	Groomer Assistant	Animal Attendant
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Most common major	Business	Biology
Most common college	Vermont Technical College	Ohio State University

Groomer assistant vs animal attendant demographics

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

	Groomer Assistant	Animal Attendant
Average age	32	32
Gender ratio	Male, 16.6% Female, 83.4%	Male, 29.2% Female, 70.8%
Race ratio	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%	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 groomer assistant and animal attendant duties and responsibilities

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 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.

Groomer assistant vs animal attendant skills

Common groomer assistant skills

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

Common animal attendant skills

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