Browse Skills groom animals

groom animals

🔻 Declining ESCO reuse: sector-specific

Prepare the environment for grooming, select the correct grooming equipment and grooming methods for the animal. Apply occupational health and safety principles, of basic animal anatomy and physiology, including the identification and reporting of any abnormalities.

groom animals — prepare the environment for grooming, select the correct grooming equipment and grooming methods for the animal. Apply occupational health and safety principles, of basic animal anatomy and physiology, including the identification and reporting of any abnormalities. McKinsey's Skill Change Index places it in the declining band (SCI 50.68/100) — a skill likely to fall in demand as AI and automation cover more of its ground by 2030. ESCO classifies it as a sector-specific (rooted in one industry) skill within skills. It is currently listed by 1 occupations in our catalogue, including kennel worker.

Category: skills › feeding and grooming animals SCI: 50.68/100 Also known as: groom dogs, groom pets, carry out cat grooming, carry out dog grooming, provide hygienic care and cleaning of animals, carry out pet grooming

Occupations that require groom animals

Showing top 1 of 1 occupations · ranked by India employment volume, then AI-durability.

kennel worker · 🤖 5.0/10

Frequently asked questions

What is groom animals?

Prepare the environment for grooming, select the correct grooming equipment and grooming methods for the animal. Apply occupational health and safety principles, of basic animal anatomy and physiology, including the identification and reporting of any abnormalities.

What category of skill is groom animals?

ESCO classifies groom animals under the skills category, specifically in the feeding and grooming animals subcategory.

Is groom animals an AI-durable skill?

McKinsey's Skill Change Index places it in the declining band (SCI 50.68/100) — a skill likely to fall in demand as AI and automation cover more of its ground by 2030. Prioritise this skill only when it directly enables paid work today — plan for AI to absorb more of it every year.

Which jobs require groom animals?

In our catalogue, 1 occupations list groom animals as a required or important skill. The top occupations by employment volume include kennel worker.

How transferable is groom animals between industries?

ESCO tags groom animals as a sector-specific (rooted in one industry) skill — a signal of how portable it is when you change field.

Is groom animals the same as groom dogs?

Yes — groom animals is also known as groom dogs, groom pets, carry out cat grooming, carry out dog grooming, provide hygienic care and cleaning of animals, carry out pet grooming, groom companion animals, or groom cats. They refer to the same underlying capability in the ESCO taxonomy.

How can I learn groom animals?

The most reliable path is to pick a job or project that demands groom animals and learn through delivery. Complement that with role-specific roadmaps and short courses. Explore the occupations below to see where this skill is used in practice.

Data: ESCO v1.2.1 (CC-BY-4.0). Durability framework informed by McKinsey Global Institute (Nov 2025). See our methodology.