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Pet care
Pet grooming
You bathe, trim, and groom pets at a shop, a mobile van, or clients' homes. You're paid per appointment, and regulars rebook every few weeks.
4.0Last review 2 weeks agoLow data
Low data. These numbers come from just 1 review, so treat them as an early signal, not a reliable average — they'll sharpen as more people report.
Median monthly earnings
$4,250
Middle 50%: $4,250 – $4,250
Effective hourly
$42.50
Earnings over the hours people logged
Hours per week
23 hrs
Median across reviews
Startup cost
$5,000–10,000
To get up and running
Time to first $100
Within a week
From starting out
Monthly expenses
$1,000–2,500
To keep it running
Schedule flexibility
Some fixed commitments
Most common answer
Would recommend it
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0 of 1 say yes or probably yes
What people make in a month
Gross earnings people entered themselves, before expenses and taxes. 1 review.
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$100–250
$250–500
$500–1,000
$1,000–2,000
$2,000–3,500
$3,500–5,000
$5,000–10,000
$10,000+
How it scores
Happiness8.0 / 10
Would do it again0%
Schedule flexibility3.0 / 5
Pay predictability2.3 / 5
What surprised people most
Every option reviewers could pick, most common first. 1 review.
Nothing really surprised me
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How much I could earn
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How little I could earn
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How much time it takes
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How difficult it is to get started
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How difficult it is to find customers or clients
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Taxes — how much I owe
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Unexpected expenses
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How competitive the market is
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Reviews
Everyone here is anonymous. Nobody sees who wrote what.· 1–2 years in · 2 weeks ago
Monthly $3,500–5,000Hours 80–120 hrs/moHourly $42.50
I love that Im my own boss, I go by appointment, that I don't open Sunday and Monday, I can arrange my appointments if I need another day off. I hate that I still don't feel financially secure, that some cats get very aggressive, that clients still don't became regulars like the ones that have dogs.
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