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AI for pet groomers in New York

The New York metro area had 1,228 pet groomers in 2022, the most of all 384 US metros and 5% of all in the country. They employed 7,505 people at an average of $30,471 a year. 82% 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 New York vs the US

New York metroUnited States
Businesses1,22824,267
People employed7,505158,246
Average staff per business6.16.5
Average yearly pay per employee$30,471$27,149
Share with fewer than 10 staff82%79%

Pay here is 12% higher than the national average for pet groomers, so every hour of staff time costs more to spend on admin. The average pet groomer here has 6.1 people on payroll, 6% lower than the US figure of 6.5.

How big pet groomers in New York are

Fewer than 5 staff813 (66%) US 59%
5 to 9191 (16%) US 20%
10 to 19135 (11%) US 14%
20 to 4974 (6%) US 7%
50 or more13 (1%) US 1%

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

Pet groomers by county in the New York area

New York County has the most, with 151 of the metro's 1,228 (12%). Among the 10 big metros on this page, New York ranks 2nd for average pay and 3rd for the share of small firms.

CountyBusinessesEmployeesAvg pay
New York County1511,269$32,888
Suffolk County139502$28,277
Kings County118778$27,644
Nassau County93617$35,057
Bergen County90545$26,602
Westchester County80364$28,451
Queens County68272$29,026
Monmouth County66542$31,803
Morris County60713$42,849
Hudson County43246$22,955
Ocean County43180$31,033
Middlesex County36184$20,473

10 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 New York

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

Those hours cost you$36,000 a year

The share you would hand off$10,800 a year

Hours your team gets back720 a year

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Pet groomers in other big metros

MetroBusinessesAvg payRank of 387
Los Angeles900$30,6102nd
Chicago717$27,7163rd
Miami483$26,5276th
Dallas554$27,1325th
Houston414$27,61710th
Atlanta454$24,8917th
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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (22 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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