Kennel attendant vs dog bather

The differences between kennel attendants and dog bathers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-3 months to become both a kennel attendant and a dog bather. Additionally, a dog bather has an average salary of $31,134, which is higher than the $26,373 average annual salary of a kennel attendant.

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

Kennel attendant vs dog bather overview

	Kennel Attendant	Dog Bather
Yearly salary	$26,373	$31,134
Hourly rate	$12.68	$14.97
Growth rate	28%	28%
Number of jobs	72,239	56,991
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	High School Diploma, 51%
Average age	32	32
Years of experience	3	3

Kennel attendant vs dog bather salary

Kennel attendants and dog bathers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Kennel Attendant	Dog Bather
Average salary	$26,373	$31,134
Salary range	Between $20,000 And $34,000	Between $21,000 And $44,000
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Differences between kennel attendant and dog bather education

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

	Kennel Attendant	Dog Bather
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	High School Diploma, 51%
Most common major	Medical Assisting Services	Medical Assisting Services
Most common college	Vermont Technical College	Vermont Technical College

Kennel attendant vs dog bather demographics

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

	Kennel Attendant	Dog Bather
Average age	32	32
Gender ratio	Male, 20.8% Female, 79.2%	Male, 17.1% Female, 82.9%
Race ratio	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%	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%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between kennel attendant and dog bather duties and responsibilities

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.

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.

Kennel attendant vs dog bather skills

Common kennel attendant skills

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

Common dog bather skills

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