Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where an animal groomer can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role an animal groomer already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Animal groomers are in charge of grooming a range of animals, using the correct equipment, materials and methods. It includes use of appropriate and safe handling techniques and the promotion of good hygiene, health and welfare of the animal.

Also known as animal grooming service provider, animal groomers, animal grooming specialist, dog grooming specialist, dog groomer, cat groomer, poultry groomer, horse groomer, groomer of animals.

Service and sales workers 42 skills on file 5 career moves 5 above 60% overlap Closest: pet sitter, 75%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
pet sitter 75% covered animal handler 73% covered animal hydrotherapist 73% covered animal massage therapist 73% covered animal osteopath 73% covered animal groomer You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from animal groomer, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role an animal groomer already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

An animal groomer needs 25 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • dry dog's coat for further treatment handling and moving
  • provide facilities for animal grooming services handling and moving
  • style a dog's coat handling and moving
  • plan dog grooming work handling and moving
  • bathe dogs handling and moving
  • groom animals handling and moving
  • animal species natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • treat animals ethically assisting and caring
  • safe work practices in a veterinary setting services
  • apply safe work practices in a veterinary setting assisting and caring
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what an animal groomer does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Animal groomer is filed under Service and sales workers, ISCO major group 5. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of an animal groomer’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.