Also called: Pooper Scooper Service Owner
Runs a business that cleans up dog waste from customers' yards.
Drives a route of 30 yards a day, scoops and sanitizes, bags it all up, and grows the business by adding routes and employees. Low startup cost, steady demand.
Estimate; owners with multiple routes earn more.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
No formal education, about 0 years after high school. No formal education; small-business skills.
Ways in: Self-taught, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Growing faster than average. Growing with pet ownership.
Low risk for 10 years. Route apps and auto-billing help; scooping and sanitizing yards is outdoor physical work robots won't do soon.
Age 14+. One way to start: Make flyers offering weekly yard scooping and post on Nextdoor; a scooper and bags cost under $50
Classes: Business, Accounting, Marketing, Driver's ed.
Official data: O*NET occupation 37-2011.
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