Pet groomers and animal care workers
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.
Skill level: Semi-skilledCheck your Wage
- Salary range for the majority of workers in Pet groomers and animal care workers - from PK 18,497 to PK 79,984 per month - 2025.
- A Pet groomers and animal care workers typically earns between PK 18,497 and PK 40,564 net per month at the start of the job.
- After 5 years of service, this is between PK 20,058 and PK 53,119 per month for a working week of 48 hours.
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Role Responsibilities
- Bathing and feeding animals
- Leading or carrying animals to treatment rooms and holding them during treatment
- Cleaning and sterilizing veterinary surgical instruments
- Labelling drugs, chemicals and other pharmaceutical preparations and replenishing stock
- Sterilizing bottles, beakers and other equipment
- Cleaning, organizing, and disinfecting animal quarters such as pens, stables, cages, and yards, and animal equipment such as saddles and bridles
- Collecting and recording animal information such as weight, size, physical condition, treatments received, medications given, and food intake
- Training animals to develop and maintain desired behaviours for competition, entertainment, obedience, security, riding and other activities
- Grooming animals by performing tasks such as washing, brushing, clipping, and trimming coats, cutting nails and cleaning ears