Kennel attendant vs groomer assistant

The differences between kennel attendants and groomer assistants 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 groomer assistant. Additionally, a groomer assistant has an average salary of $30,725, 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 groomer assistant are PET, customer service, and appointment scheduling.

Kennel attendant vs groomer assistant overview

	Kennel Attendant	Groomer Assistant
Yearly salary	$26,373	$30,725
Hourly rate	$12.68	$14.77
Growth rate	28%	28%
Number of jobs	72,239	9,294
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	High School Diploma, 39%
Average age	32	32
Years of experience	3	3

Kennel attendant vs groomer assistant salary

Kennel attendants and groomer assistants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Kennel Attendant	Groomer Assistant
Average salary	$26,373	$30,725
Salary range	Between $20,000 And $34,000	Between $21,000 And $43,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between kennel attendant and groomer assistant education

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

	Kennel Attendant	Groomer Assistant
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	High School Diploma, 39%
Most common major	Medical Assisting Services	Business
Most common college	Vermont Technical College	Vermont Technical College

Kennel attendant vs groomer assistant demographics

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

	Kennel Attendant	Groomer Assistant
Average age	32	32
Gender ratio	Male, 20.8% Female, 79.2%	Male, 16.6% Female, 83.4%
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, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino, 18.3% Asian, 2.6% White, 68.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between kennel attendant and groomer assistant 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.

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.

Kennel attendant vs groomer assistant skills

Common kennel attendant skills

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

Common groomer assistant skills

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