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AI for pet groomers in Philadelphia

The Philadelphia metro area had 431 pet groomers in 2022, the 9th most of 384 US metros and 2% of all in the country. They employed 3,027 people at an average of $25,459 a year. 76% 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 Philadelphia vs the US

Philadelphia metroUnited States
Businesses43124,267
People employed3,027158,246
Average staff per business7.06.5
Average yearly pay per employee$25,459$27,149
Share with fewer than 10 staff76%79%

Pay here is 6% 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 7.0 people on payroll, 8% higher than the US figure of 6.5.

How big pet groomers in Philadelphia are

Fewer than 5 staff243 (56%) US 59%
5 to 983 (19%) US 20%
10 to 1962 (14%) US 14%
20 to 4939 (9%) US 7%
50 or more4 (1%) US 1%

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

Pet groomers by county in the Philadelphia area

Montgomery County has the most, with 88 of the metro's 431 (20%). Among the 10 big metros on this page, Philadelphia ranks 9th for average pay and 5th for the share of small firms.

CountyBusinessesEmployeesAvg pay
Montgomery County88574$26,287
Chester County66543$25,394
Philadelphia County61370$24,408
Bucks County47359$30,003
Burlington County43245$23,408
New Castle County32261$26,513
Camden County32239$24,519
Delaware County29243$21,716
Gloucester County25145$23,069
Cecil County634$30,353

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 Philadelphia

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

Those hours cost you$33,600 a year

The share you would hand off$10,080 a year

Hours your team gets back840 a year

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Guides for pet groomers, one job each

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
Atlanta454$24,8917th
Washington453$27,6568th
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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (11 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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