Beauty, Fitness & Personal Services · Mid-Level (3+ yrs)

Pet Groomer Resume

This sample shows a pet groomer who handles bathing, drying, clipping and client requests in a salon. A resume for this job should make animal handling, grooming techniques, safety practices and relevant equipment clear.

Alex Morgan

Pet Groomer

  • alex.morgan@example.com
  • +1 555 0100
  • Denver, CO

Summary

Pet groomer with four years of experience in small animal salons. Skilled in bathing, breed-appropriate clipping and calm handling of nervous dogs. Completed a pet first aid course and follows safe cleaning practices between appointments.

Experience

Pet Groomer at Willow Bend Grooming (2022 – Present) - Groomed four to six dogs per shift, matching cuts to owner requests and coat condition. - Consulted with owners before appointments and recorded care instructions for repeat visits. - Cleaned tables and tools between appointments and flagged skin or ear concerns to owners. Assistant Groomer at Bramble Pet Studio (2020 – 2022) - Bathed, dried and brushed dogs before grooming appointments. - Trimmed nails and cleaned ears under a senior groomer's guidance.

Education

Pet grooming course — Meadow Skills Institute (2020)

Skills

  • Animal handling
  • Bathing and drying
  • Clipping
  • Scissoring
  • Nail trimming
  • Ear cleaning
  • Coat brushing
  • Client consultations
  • Salon sanitation

Certificates

• Pet first aid course • Pet grooming course certificate

Equipment

• Electric clippers and clipper blades • Grooming shears and thinning scissors • Grooming table and high-velocity dryer

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GroomedBathedDriedTrimmedBrushedSanitizedConsulted

How to write a Pet Groomer resume

Put hands-on work first

Start with your grooming or bathing experience, then list the animals and tasks you handled. Be specific about clipping, brushing, nail trimming or drying when you did those tasks yourself. Mention safe handling plainly, including how you worked with nervous dogs. If your experience came from helping at a small shop or caring for animals informally, label the setting and describe the work accurately.

Show the work you can do

Use familiar grooming terms such as bathing, de-shedding, clipping, scissoring and mat removal, but include only techniques you have actually performed. Name equipment you can use, such as clippers, shears, grooming tables or dryers. Give modest details where useful, like dogs groomed per shift or the types of coats you handled, without guessing at numbers.

List training accurately

Put grooming courses, apprenticeships and pet first aid training in a certificates section, using the credential name you received. Training and certificate requirements vary by employer and country, so do not imply that a course is a licence or that it is required everywhere. If you learned on the job, say who supervised you and which tasks you were trained to do.

Make short work history clear

Include seasonal, part-time and short salon jobs when they show relevant experience; label the arrangement if it helps explain the dates. For informal work, use an honest heading such as animal care experience and describe the setting and duties. Leave out unrelated personal details and claims about handling every breed if your experience is narrower.

Questions about this role

How long should a pet groomer resume be?

One page is usually enough for a short work history. Include relevant salon, assistant, apprenticeship or informal animal care experience, plus the grooming tasks and equipment you can use. If you have several years of varied grooming work or training, a second page can be useful, but keep the most relevant information near the top.

Can I apply if I have no salon experience?

Yes. Include supervised practice, a grooming course, animal shelter or kennel work, and informal animal care if it is relevant. Be clear about what you did yourself and what you only observed. Emphasize safe handling, bathing, brushing and willingness to learn clipping under supervision; do not describe yourself as an experienced groomer if you are still training.

Which certificates should I list?

List relevant pet grooming training and pet first aid or CPR courses, with the names and completion dates if known. Certificate names, recognition and employer expectations vary by country and workplace. Only claim a certificate you completed, and describe informal or in-house training as training rather than a formal credential.

Should I include part-time or seasonal grooming work?

Yes, if it shows grooming or animal handling experience. Mark a job as part-time or seasonal when that helps explain its schedule or short dates. Include the tasks you handled and any modest results you can support. For work without formal records, describe it honestly as informal or self-employed experience and give approximate dates only when you can do so accurately.