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      "id": "learn_r1675_job_discovery_pets_grooming_and_training_angle_marketplaces_1_rover_groomer",
      "category": "Getting Started",
      "title": "Pet Groomer: job_overview",
      "summary": "Pet groomers wash, brush, clip, and trim coats of dogs and cats, cut nails, and clean ears in grooming salons or mobile units",
      "body": "Pet groomers wash, brush, clip, and trim coats of dogs and cats, cut nails, and clean ears in grooming salons or mobile units\n\nWhat O*NET OnLine actually says:\n\n“Median wages (2025): $17.00 hourly, $35,360 annual”\n\nNote: Wage data from O*NET 2025 BLS source; role includes both grooming and general animal caretaker duties",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/39-2021.00",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-06",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "O*NET OnLine",
      "evidence_quote": "Median wages (2025): $17.00 hourly, $35,360 annual",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "1675-job-discovery-pets-grooming-and-training-angle-marketplaces",
      "subject": "Pet Groomer",
      "topic": "job_overview",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "job": {
        "job_name": "Pet Groomer",
        "category": "grooming",
        "what_it_is": "Professional who washes, brushes, clips and trims pet coats; cuts nails and cleans ears",
        "startup_cost": "could_not_verify",
        "skill_level": "could_not_verify",
        "typical_pay_range": "$17.00-$27.00 hourly",
        "pay_unit": "hourly",
        "where_to_find_work": "PetSmart, Petco, independent grooming salons, mobile grooming services",
        "adjacent_jobs": "Dog Walker, Pet Sitter, Veterinary Assistant"
      },
      "tags": {
        "lane": "clothed_customs",
        "stage": "running",
        "region": [
          "us"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "money.payout"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    }
  ]
}