Job prospects Dog Groomer in Ontario

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "dog groomer" in Ontario or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Ontario

The recent trends from the past 3 years were updated on July 25, 2025. The job outlooks over the next 3 years were updated on December 10, 2025.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be Moderate for pet groomers and animal care workers (NOC 65220) in Ontario for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
• Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about pet groomers and animal care workers in Ontario:

• Approximately 13,950 people work in this occupation.
• Pet groomers and animal care workers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Personal and laundry services (NAICS 812): 62%
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 15%
  • Other professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 5414, 5416-5419): 10%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 55% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 45% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 40% of pet groomers and animal care workers work all year, while 60% work only part of the year, compared to 63% and 37% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 37 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 51% of pet groomers and animal care workers are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 17% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 83% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 11% compared to 9% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 38% compared to 25% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 11% compared to 8% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 25% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 12% compared to 24% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 13% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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