Dog/Pet/Animal Grooming
Types of Degrees Dog/Pet/Animal Grooming Majors Are Getting
The following table lists how many dog/pet/animal grooming graduations there were for each degree level during the last year for which data was available.
Education Level | Number of Grads |
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Undergraduate Certificate | 337 |
Basic Certificate | 73 |
Associate Degree | 18 |
What Dog/Pet/Animal Grooming Majors Need to Know
In an O*NET survey, dog/pet/animal grooming majors were asked to rate what knowledge areas, skills, and abilities were important in their occupations. These answers were weighted on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the most important.
Knowledge Areas for Dog/Pet/Animal Grooming Majors
According to O*NET survey takers, a major in dog/pet/animal grooming should prepare you for careers in which you will need to be knowledgeable in the following areas:

- Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
- English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
- Clerical - Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
- Education and Training - Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
- Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
Skills for Dog/Pet/Animal Grooming Majors
When studying dog/pet/animal grooming, you’ll learn many skills that will help you be successful in a wide range of jobs - even those that do not require a degree in the field. The following is a list of some of the most common skills needed for careers associated with this major:

- Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
- Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others’ actions.
- Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people.
Abilities for Dog/Pet/Animal Grooming Majors
A major in dog/pet/animal grooming will prepare for your careers in which the following abilities are important:

- Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
- Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
- Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
- Information Ordering - The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
- Static Strength - The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.
What Can You Do With a Dog/Pet/Animal Grooming Major?
People with a dog/pet/animal grooming degree often go into the following careers:
Job Title | Job Growth Rate | Median Salary |
---|---|---|
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers | 24.2% | $23,760 |
Amount of Education Required for Careers Related to Dog/Pet/Animal Grooming
Some degrees associated with dog/pet/animal grooming may require an advanced degree, while others may not even require a bachelor’s in the field. Whatever the case may be, pursuing more education usually means that more career options will be available to you.
How much schooling do you really need to compete in today’s job market? People currently working in careers related to dog/pet/animal grooming have obtained the following education levels.

Education Level | Percentage of Workers |
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Less than a High School Diploma | 9.5% |
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) | 63.6% |
Associate’s Degree (or other 2-year degree) | 13.6% |
Bachelor’s Degree | 13.4% |
Online Dog/Pet/Animal Grooming Programs
The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.
Degree Level | Colleges Offering Programs | Colleges Offering Online Classes |
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Certificate (Less Than 1 Year) | 0 | 0 |
Certificate (1-2 years) | 7 | 0 |
Certificate (2-4 Years) | 0 | 0 |
Associate’s Degree | 1 | 0 |
Bachelor’s Degree | 0 | 0 |
Post-Baccalaureate | 0 | 0 |
Master’s Degree | 0 | 0 |
Post-Master’s | 0 | 0 |
Doctor’s Degree (Research) | 0 | 0 |
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice) | 0 | 0 |
Doctor’s Degree (Other) | 0 | 0 |
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Majors Related to Dog/Pet/Animal Grooming
You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to dog/pet/animal grooming.
Major | Number of Grads |
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Equine Studies | 604 |
Animal Training | 130 |
Agricultural & Domestic Animal Services | 46 |
Taxidermy/Taxidermist | 9 |
References
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
- College Factual
- College Scorecard
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers First Quarter 2020
- Image Credit: By Corey Hensley under License
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