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Key facts
+7.4%jobs, 2025 to 2035
United StatesThis job is hiring in the United States; its exposure to AI is medium. AI exposure: very low according to the ILO, moderate according to the BLS. Employment change in the United States by 2035: +7.4% (BLS).
The job
Pet groomers and animal care workers (ISCO 5164). Pet groomers and animal care workers feed, handle, train and groom animals and assist veterinarians, animal health technologists and technicians in veterinary facilities, animal shelters, breeding and boarding kennels, zoos, laboratories, retail pet shops, riding schools, dog training schools, pet grooming and similar establishments.
Page built from official classifications (ILO, ESCO); figures cover all the jobs grouped here.
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Titles from the European ESCO classification. They are also used for search.
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- animal behaviour trainer
- animal behaviour training specialist
- animal care assistant
- animal care attendant
- animal care attendants
- animal care manager
- animal care provider
- animal care specialist
- animal care supervisor
- animal care worker
- animal carer
- animal cleaner
- animal control officer
- animal groomer
- animal groomers
- animal grooming service provider
- animal grooming specialist
- animal handler
- animal handlers
- animal helper
- animal keeper
- animal keeping specialist
- animal protection officer
- animal rescue carer
- animal rescue caretaker
- animal rescue inspector
- animal rescue officer
- animal rescue operator
- animal retail carer
- animal retail caretaker
- animal shelter assistant
- animal shelter employee
- animal shelter helper
- animal shelter worker
- animal sitter
- animal social worker
- animal trainer
- animal trainers
- animal washer
- animal welfare coordinator
- animal welfare inspector
- animal welfare inspectors
- animal welfare officer
- animal welfare worker
- animal wellbeing officer
- aquarist
- assistance dog instructor
- assistance dog trainer
- canine behaviour trainer
- canine behaviourist
- canine trainer
- canine training centre worker
- canine training specialist
- cat behaviourist
- cat groomer
- cat sitter
- cattle hoof trimmer
- cattle pedicure
- cattle pedicure specialist
- cattle pedicure technicians
- companion animal sitter
- dog / cat boarding manager
- dog / cat kennel manager
- Dog / cat kennel supervisor
- dog /cat boarding supervisor
- dog breeder
- dog groomer
- dog grooming specialist
- dog handler instructor
- dog handler trainer
- dog sitter
- dog trainer
- dog training instructor
- dog training specialist
- dog visitor
- dog walker
- dressage instructor
- equestrian centre instructor
- equestrian centre trainer
- equine groom
- equine trainer
- estate supervisor
- game keeper
- game warden
- gamekeeper
- GDMI
- greyhound trainer
- groomer of animals
- guide dog for the blind instructor
- guide dog instructor
- guide dog mobility instructor
- guide dog trainer
- gun dog trainer
- head of section
- hearing dog instructor
- horse groomer
- horse riding coach
- horse riding instructor
- horse riding trainer
- horse trainer
- jockey trainer
- kennel attendant
- kennel keeper
- kennel manager
- kennel operator
- kennel supervisor
- kennel worker
- laboratory animal care worker
- lead zoo keeper
- pet boarding manager
- pet boarding operator
- pet boarding supervisor
- pet caretaker
- pet dog trainer
- pet sitter
- pet sitters
- pet trainer
- police dog trainer
- poultry groomer
- pound attendant
- puppy trainer
- racehorse trainer
- riding instructor
- riding school instructor
- riding school trainer
- section leader
- section leader - aquarium
- section leader - great apes
- security dog trainer
- seeing-eye dog trainer
- senior aquarist
- senior keeper
- senior zoo keeper
- senior zookeeper
- sheepdog trainer
- stud animal handler
- team leader
- team leader - African section
- team leader - aquarium
- team leader - great apes
- team leader - large mammals
- wildlife rehabilitator
- zoo animal care professional
- zoo animal caretaker
- zoo animal keeper
- zoo animal trainer
- zoo attendant
- zoo caretaker
- zoo keeper
- zoo presenter & animal keeper
- zoo presenter and animal keeper
- zoo section head
- zoo section leader
- zoo team leader
- zookeeper
- zookeeper & tour guide
- zookeeper and tour guide
Training
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Gauges
Risk 2/5 · Low
AI exposureMediumBLS AI exposure category "moderate" (2026), higher than the ILO 2025 index (very low)
Employment outlookStrong growthBLS, 2025-2035 projections (Animal caretakers; Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers; Animal trainers (+2))
Hiring difficultyNot availableNo US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job
PayLowBLS, 2025 median annual wage: $38,191
EntryQuickBLS, typical education needed for entry
No US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job: this gauge stays empty. How countries are compared
Sources
- AI exposure categories and employment projections, 2025-2035 (XLSX file)Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States · August 2026 · official statistics
- Generative AI and Jobs: a refined global index of occupational exposureInternational Labour Organization and NASK · May 2025 · large survey
- ESCO, European classification of skills, competences, qualifications and occupations (job titles and O*NET crosswalk)European Commission · version 1.2 · official statistics
- Jobs in 2030: projections by occupational family (summary table)Dares and France Stratégie · March 2022 · official statistics
- Labour needs survey (BMO) 2026France Travail · 2026 · large survey
- EURES report on labour shortages and surpluses 2025, annexEuropean Labour Authority · June 2026 · official statistics
Checked on 27 October 2026.