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Survey Results - Grooming Business
Owner 1999
1,590 questionnaires were completed. 98.2%
completed all questions. Pet grooming business owners from 39 U.S. states responded, as
well as 130 Canadians and 17 others outside North America. The survey included questions
about grooming prices. Warning Notice: Survey results presented here
related to grooming prices are for your general interest in the pet grooming industry, and
they are NOT to be used to calculate or set your grooming prices. If you do not agree with
this warning notice policy, please leave this page now. All figures are rounded to the
nearest whole number in percentage form.
Background
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How long have you owned your pet grooming business?
A. Under 1 year - 7%
B. 1 to 3 years - 9%
C. 3 to 7 years - 28%
D. 7 to 12 years - 32%
E. Over 12 years - 24%
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Are you a sole-proprietor business (no partners), or
do you have partnership or corporation with shareholders other than yourself?
A. Sole-proprietor - 88%
B. Partnership or corporation with shareholders other than yourself - 12%
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Did you open your business as a new startup, or did
you purchase an existing pet grooming business?
A. I opened the business as a new startup - 84%
B. Purchased existing pet grooming business - 16%
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Which category below best characterizes your past
work experience prior to becoming either a pet groomer or pet grooming business owner?
A. Non-Office Worker / Laborer - 4%
B. Sales - 12%
C. Office Worker - 20%
D. Management - 4%
E. Medical (non-veterinary)
- 8%
F. Self-Employment - 6%
G. Technician - 2%
H. Military - 4%
I. Government - 1%
J. Pet care (non grooming) - 39%
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What is your present, or most recent, annual wage
net earnings from your business employment (prior taxes)? Your answer should reflect your
personal net income before taxes that you earned from the business, not the gross revenue
of sales or services earned by the business. (figures are in United States
dollars)
A. Under $10,000 - 12%
B. $10,001 to $20,000 - 28%
C. $20,001 to $30,000 - 32%
D. $30,001 to $40,000 - 16%
E. $40,001 to $50,000 - 8%
F. $50,001 to $75,000 - 4%
G. Over $75,000 - 0%
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Were you ever employed as a pet groomer before you
became a grooming business owner?
A. Yes - 80%
B. No - 20%
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The ratio of men versus women business owners in the
pet grooming industry is important. Please let us know your gender.
A. Female - 84%
B. Male - 16%
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Also important is your present age bracket. Please
select one of the following age brackets.
A. Under 25 - 3%
B. 25-35 - 35%
C. 36-45 - 24%
D. 46-55 - 32%
E. Over 55 - 4%
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How did you hear about the PetGroomer.com Career
Center?
A. Internet search engine or newsgroup - 56%
B. Friend or family member - 8%
C. Career counselor or career organization - 4%
D. Referral from someone in pet industry - 8%
E. Magazine or newspaper article or review - 5%
F. PetGroomer.com advertisement - 17%
G. Other - 2%
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How did you first learn to groom pets?
A. Attended a school of pet grooming - 28%
B. Apprenticed under another pet groomer - 64%
C. Correspondence or video course, or self-taught - 8%
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How many pet grooming trade shows do you attend in a
calendar year?
A. None - 56%
B. 1 to 2 - 40%
C. 3 or more - 4%
Profile of Your Pet Grooming
Business
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Do you groom...?
A. Dogs only - 36%
B. Cats only - 0%
C. Both dogs and cats - 40%
D. Dogs, cats, and other animals - 24%
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Which description below best describes your
operation?
A. Home-based business - 19%
B. Mobile grooming business - 13%
C. Commercial location shop or salon - 60%
D. Leased operation from a retailer or veterinarian or similar - 8%
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Do you have any employees?
A. None - 36%
B. 1 to 2 employees - 44%
C. 3 to 5 employees - 12%
D. 6 to 9 employees - 4%
E. 10 or more employees - 4%
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What is a your average service price for a complete
bath and trim (combout, bath, nail clipping, ear cleaning, no de-matting or special
treatments, pattern as appropriate, finish trimming) for a Miniature Poodle?
A. Under $20 - 3%
B. $21 to $25 - 25%
C. $26 to $30 - 40%
D. $31 to $35 - 12%
E. $36 to $40 - 8%
F. $41 to $45 - 8%
G. $46 to $55 - 4%
H. $56 to $65 - 0%
I. Over $65 - 0%
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What is a your average service price for a complete
bath and trim (combout, bath, nail clipping, ear cleaning, no de-matting or special
treatments, finish trimming) for a Miniature terrier (Schnauzer or similar)?
A. Under $20 -
8%
B. $21 to $25 - 20%
C. $26 to $30 - 44%
D. $31 to $35 - 12%
E. $36 to $40 - 8%
F. $41 to $45 - 5%
G. $46 to $55 - 3%
H. $56 to $65 - 0%
I. Over $65 - 0%
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What is a your average service price for a complete
bath and trim (combout, bath, nail clipping, ear cleaning, no de-matting or special
treatments, finish trimming) for a Cocker Spaniel?
A. Under $20 - 4%
B. $21 to $25 - 7%
C. $26 to $30 - 25%
D. $31 to $35 - 40%
E. $36 to $40 - 9%
F. $41 to $45 - 3%
G. $46 to $55 - 11%
H. $56 to $65 - 0%
I. Over $65 - 0%
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What is a your average service price for a bath-only
service (combout, bath, nail clipping, ear cleaning, no de-matting or special treatments)
for pets that normally do not have complete trimming services?
A. Under $20 -
36%
B. $21 to $25 - 25%
C. $26 to $30 - 19%
D. $31 to $35 - 20%
E. $36 to $40 - 9%
F. $41 to $45 - 0%
G. $46 to $55 - 0%
H. $56 to $65 - 0%
I. Over $65 - 0%
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Do you provide scissor only
finishing?
A. Yes, all finish work is scissors only - 36%
B. Scissors only optional, and often requested - 19%
C. Scissors only is optional, and rarely done - 45%
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How many other pet grooming businesses are in the
same general market area of your business?
A. None - 4%
B. A few - 31%
C. Several - 65%
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Do you ever hire student graduates of a school of
pet grooming?
A. No - 57%
B. Yes, but not often - 43%
C. Yes, often - 0%
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Do you use all natural shampoos, de-flea agents, and
conditioners.
A. No - 24%
B. Yes, almost exclusively - 60%
C. Yes, exclusively - 16%
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Do you sell retail pet products?
A. Very small selection or none at all - 75%
B. Average selection - 8%
C. Wide selection - 17%
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Do you plan to sell your business someday, for
either a career change or to retire?
A. No - 40%
B. Yes - 60%
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In the next year, how much do you plan to spend for
small tools and equipment such as clippers, scissors, blades, nail clippers and similar
small grooming tools?
A. Under $500 - 4%
B. $501 to $1,000 - 52%
C. $1,001 to $1,500 - 28%
D. $1,501 to $2,000 - 11%
E. Over $2,000 - 5%
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In the next year, how much do you plan to spend for
larger equipment like a "hydrosurge" bathing system, dryers, grooming tables,
bathing tubs, pet lifts or ramps, and other similar large grooming equipment. (Do not
include mobile grooming vans here.)
A. Under $1,000 - 28%
B. $1,000 to $2,000 - 44%
C. $2,001 to $3,000 - 16%
D. $4,001 to $5,000 - 7%
E. Over $5,000 - 5%
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What is the average gross revenue your business
earns from pet grooming services only in one year (before taxes or expenses)? Do not
include retail sales amount.
A. Under $10,000 - 4%
B. $10,001. to $20,000 - 8%
C. $20,001. to $30,000 - 12%
D. $30,001. to $50,000 - 28%
E. $50,001 to $75,000 - 20%
F. $75,001 to $100,000 - 12%
G. $100,001 to $150,000 - 7%
H. $150,001 to $250,000 - 5%
I. Over $250,000 - 4%
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What is the size of your client base? We ask that
you only consider those pet owners that use your services at least twice a year as a
"client."
A. Under 500 - 35%
B. 500 to 999 - 25%
C. 1,000 to 1,499 - 28%
D. 1,500 to 1,999 - 11%
E. 2,000 to 2,999 - 1%
F. 3,000 to 3,999 - 0%
G. 4,000 to 4,999 - 0%
H. Over 5,000 - 0%
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Are there many veterinarians or superstores with pet
grooming in your area?
A. Both veterinarians and superstores with pet grooming services - 59%
B. No superstores with pet grooming, but yes, veterinarians with pet grooming - 25%
C. Neither - 16%
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How do you feel about state licensing of the pet
grooming profession?
A. No interest - 4%
B. Against - 8%
C. For - 55%
D. I do not know enough about the subject to have a strong opinion - 33%
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Which pet grooming business books (not how-to groom
- but how to run and manage) do you already own? More than one answer is acceptable here.
A. The Art and Business of Pet Grooming by Dorothy Walin - 24%
B. From Problems to Profits - The Madson Management System for Pet Grooming
Businesses by Madeline Bright Ogle, PhD. - 48%
C. Other - 28%
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What percentage of your new customers are referrals?
A. 1/4 or less - 8%
B. Up to 1/2 - 52%
C. More than 1/2 - 40%
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What percentage of your clientele brings you mixed
breed pets to groom?
A. 10% - 20%
B. 11 to 20% - 20%
C. 21 to 30% - 16%
D. 31 to 40% - 16%
E. 41 to 50% - 21%
F. Over 50% - 7%
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What percentage of your overall services are
bath-only pets instead of complete bath and trim pets?
A. 10% - 40%
B. 11 to 20% - 12%
C. 21 to 30% - 16%
D. 31 to 40% - 20%
E. 41 to 50% - 7%
F. Over 50% - 5%
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Which bests describes your staff structure?
A. I am the owner, manager, groomer and receptionist. I have no staff - 38%
B. I am the owner, manager and groomer with some hired staff also - 42%
C. I am the owner and manager, and all or most of the grooming is done by hired
staff - 11%
D. I am the owner and groomer, and I have a hired manager as well as pet grooming
staff - 9%
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Do you pay any of your pet grooming staff paid by
commission?
A. Yes - 28% (41% of owners with employees)
B. No - 40% (59% of owners with employees)
C. Not applicable. No employees - 32%
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