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Grooming Instructor Jobs

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Dog Grooming Instructor

Pawsperity

Kansas City, MO
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Pet Groomer Trainer

Bark & Mane

Huntsville, AL~$59k–$65k/yr
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Grooming Instructor

Pet Pros dba EarthWise Pet

Long Grove, IL
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Grooming Instructor

Pet Pros dba EarthWise Pet

Wheaton, IL
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Pet Groomer & Salon Trainer

PetSmart

Raleigh, NC
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Pet Groomer & Salon Trainer

PetSmart

Richardson, TX
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Pet Groomer & Salon Trainer

PetSmart

Peru, IL
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Pet Groomer & Salon Trainer

PetSmart

Anchorage, AK
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Pet Groomer & Salon Trainer

PetSmart

Nags Head, NC
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Pet Groomer & Salon Trainer

PetSmart

Myrtle Beach, SC
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Pet Groomer & Salon Trainer

PetSmart

Chesapeake, VA
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Pet Groomer & Salon Trainer

PetSmart

Atlanta, GA
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Pet Groomer & Salon Trainer

PetSmart

Austin, TX
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Pet Groomer & Salon Trainer

PetSmart

Bethlehem, PA
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Pet Groomer & Salon Trainer

PetSmart

Bloomington, IN
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Pet Groomer & Salon Trainer

PetSmart

Casselberry, FL
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Pet Groomer & Salon Trainer

PetSmart

Brighton, CO
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Pet Groomer & Salon Trainer

PetSmart

Hampton, VA
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Pet Groomer & Salon Trainer

PetSmart

Huber Heights, OH
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Pet Groomer & Salon Trainer

PetSmart

Irving, TX

Hiring a Grooming Instructor? Get in front of groomers, bathers and pet care staff who are ready to change salons.

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Live Jobs
124 open jobs
BLS Pay Range
$41,960–$108,620

What Does a Grooming Instructor Do?

A grooming instructor teaches students and new hires to groom: breed styles, clipper and scissor technique, bathing and drying, handling and safety, and salon basics.

Instructors work at grooming schools and academies, and big-box and franchise chains hire experienced groomers as salon trainers to run their in-house grooming academies.

Learn more about the grooming instructor career path →

Grooming Instructor Salary

National Median
$63,820
10th–90th Percentile
$41,960–$108,620

Closest available, and a weak fit: BLS has no grooming-instructor code. This is career and technical education teachers, postsecondary (25-1194), across all trades; academy trainers at the big chains are usually counted with groomers or supervisors. Source: BLS OEWS May 2025, SOC 25-1194 Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary, national, all industries. BLS pay excludes overtime and the self-employed.

Employers: Learn how to hire a Grooming Instructor for your salon →