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AI for pet groomers in Atlanta

The Atlanta metro area had 454 pet groomers in 2022, the 7th most of 384 US metros and 2% of all in the country. They employed 3,428 people at an average of $24,891 a year. 72% have fewer than 10 staff, so the same few people answer the phone, book, follow up and do the paperwork. Those are the jobs AI tools take on today.

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Pet groomers in Atlanta vs the US

Atlanta metroUnited States
Businesses45424,267
People employed3,428158,246
Average staff per business7.66.5
Average yearly pay per employee$24,891$27,149
Share with fewer than 10 staff72%79%

Pay here is 8% lower than the national average for pet groomers, so every hour of staff time costs less to spend on admin. The average pet groomer here has 7.6 people on payroll, 16% higher than the US figure of 6.5.

How big pet groomers in Atlanta are

Fewer than 5 staff238 (52%) US 59%
5 to 988 (19%) US 20%
10 to 1985 (19%) US 14%
20 to 4940 (9%) US 7%
50 or more0 (0%) US 1%

Businesses with paid employees, by number of employees, March 2022.

Pet groomers by county in the Atlanta area

Fulton County has the most, with 100 of the metro's 454 (22%). Among the 10 big metros on this page, Atlanta ranks 10th for average pay and 8th for the share of small firms.

CountyBusinessesEmployeesAvg pay
Fulton County1001,107$25,477
Cobb County76464$26,112
Gwinnett County58355$26,986
DeKalb County47411$20,350
Cherokee County30231$24,416
Forsyth County28158$28,703
Fayette County16111$22,874
Walton County1163$23,587
Henry County1030$26,233
Carroll County957$22,316
Paulding County854$34,722
Barrow County744$28,091

9 smaller counties not shown. Census withholds pay where few firms would make it identifiable.

Where AI helps a pet groomer first

For a pet groomer, the best first jobs for AI are the ones that happen while you have a dog in the tub: answering calls and texts, rebooking regulars and keeping vaccine and coat notes straight. The grooming stays with you. AI handles the phone and paperwork around it.

What your team's admin hours cost in Atlanta

Change any number. The starting values are the Atlanta averages above; the hours and the share are yours to set.

Those hours cost you$38,400 a year

The share you would hand off$11,520 a year

Hours your team gets back960 a year

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Pet groomers in other big metros

MetroBusinessesAvg payRank of 387
Los Angeles900$30,6102nd
New York1,228$30,4711st
Chicago717$27,7163rd
Miami483$26,5276th
Dallas554$27,1325th
Houston414$27,61710th
Washington453$27,6568th
Philadelphia431$25,4599th
Boston571$29,0044th

Where these numbers come from

From the U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022 (released 2024), industry code NAICS 812910 (Pet care services (except veterinary)), for the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area (29 counties). It counts businesses with paid employees in March 2022, so solo owners with no payroll are not in it. Average pay is total yearly payroll divided by employees. The calculator uses 50 working weeks and 2,080 hours a year. Page checked 2026-11-12.

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