Horse groomer vs kennel attendant

The differences between horse groomers and kennel 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 horse groomer and a kennel attendant. Additionally, a horse groomer has an average salary of $32,922, which is higher than the $26,373 average annual salary of a kennel attendant.

The top three skills for a horse groomer include medical care, horse shows and general care. The most important skills for a kennel attendant are PET, animal handling, and facility laundry.

Horse groomer vs kennel attendant overview

	Horse Groomer	Kennel Attendant
Yearly salary	$32,922	$26,373
Hourly rate	$15.83	$12.68
Growth rate	28%	28%
Number of jobs	52,197	72,239
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 34%	High School Diploma, 37%
Average age	32	32
Years of experience	3	3

Horse groomer vs kennel attendant salary

Horse groomers and kennel attendants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Horse Groomer	Kennel Attendant
Average salary	$32,922	$26,373
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $49,000	Between $20,000 And $34,000
Highest paying City	Salinas, CA	-
Highest paying state	California	-
Best paying company	Burgundy Farm Country Day School	-
Best paying industry	Professional	-

Differences between horse groomer and kennel attendant education

There are a few differences between a horse groomer and a kennel attendant in terms of educational background:

	Horse Groomer	Kennel Attendant
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 34%	High School Diploma, 37%
Most common major	Animal Science	Medical Assisting Services
Most common college	University of Massachusetts Amherst	Vermont Technical College

Horse groomer vs kennel attendant demographics

Here are the differences between horse groomers' and kennel attendants' demographics:

	Horse Groomer	Kennel Attendant
Average age	32	32
Gender ratio	Male, 35.1% Female, 64.9%	Male, 20.8% Female, 79.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.3% Unknown, 6.2% Hispanic or Latino, 18.4% Asian, 2.6% White, 67.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 4.4% Unknown, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino, 18.2% Asian, 2.7% White, 67.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between horse groomer and kennel attendant duties and responsibilities

Horse groomer example responsibilities.

Manage all breeding, whelping, raising of puppies, grooming and showing of dogs for owners in the AKC.
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.

Kennel attendant example responsibilities.

Assist in managing shelter for animals and arranging for adoption or euthanasia of confiscate animals.
Train to give dogs baths, brushing out coats, scissoring, and toenails.
Perform animal grooming duties such as washing, brushing, clipping, and trimming coats, etc.
Experience in the use of specialize equipment such as cage washers, autoclaves and animal transport vehicles.
Assist owner in preforming body clips and bathing/drying dogs and cats, preform all grooming tasks including clipper skills except scissoring.
Operate cage/bottle washers, autoclaves and bedding dispensing/disposal equipment.

Horse groomer vs kennel attendant skills

Common horse groomer skills

Medical Care, 29%
Horse Shows, 25%
General Care, 24%
Coats, 23%

Common kennel attendant skills

PET, 39%
Animal Handling, 10%
Facility Laundry, 8%
Animal Hospital, 5%
Animal Restraint, 4%
Administer Medications, 4%