Also called: Doggy Daycare Owner, Pet Franchise Owner
Owns and runs a pet business like a doggy daycare, boarding kennel, grooming salon, or pet store franchise.
Hires and schedules staff, handles customer complaints, plans expansion to a second location, and still jumps in to help with dogs on busy days. Income depends entirely on how well the business does.
Estimate; very wide spread, some lose money and some multi-location owners earn far more.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. No degree required; business experience and startup money matter most.
Ways in: Self-taught, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Business Administration, Entrepreneurship.
Growing faster than average. Pet services growing quickly.
Low risk for 10 years. Booking apps and AI marketing cut admin; hiring staff, handling dogs and keeping customers loyal stay human.
Classes: Business, Accounting, Marketing, Biology.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-1021.
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