Skills
42 skills are associated with this occupation.
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Essential knowledge
9 skills
Essential skills / competences
16 skills
Optional knowledge
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Optional skills / competences
16 skills
Overview
Animal groomers wash, dry, trim and style coats for dogs and other animals using suitable equipment, materials and handling methods.
In job descriptions, look for bathing, coat drying, clipping, styling, animal hygiene, safe handling, welfare checks, customer contact, appointment planning and grooming facilities.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
Animal grooming takes place in salons, animal-care settings or mobile services where coat care, hygiene and calm handling are central. The work combines scheduled appointments with close observation of skin, coat condition and animal stress.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth comes from grooming tools, bathing and drying methods, breed or coat differences, animal behaviour, hygiene routines, first aid awareness and clear communication with owners.
Salary context
Pay context depends on service range, appointment volume, animal size, coat complexity, customer base, self-employment and responsibility for premises or assistants. This guide does not provide salary amounts.
Career paths
Paths may move from bathing and basic coat care into specialist trimming, salon coordination, mobile grooming, small-business ownership or broader animal-care work.
Good to know
Check whether the vacancy names species, coat types, equipment, customer booking duties, hygiene routines and how difficult or anxious animals are handled.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific pay data.
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Alternative labels
Occupation group
animal care attendant (5164.1)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/5a940ae0-3fa4-40f9-8ca4-17bf792da243 |
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| ESCO code | 5164.1.1 |
| ISCO group | 5164 |
| Concept type | Occupation |