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Kennel supervisor

Also called kennel manager, kennel operator, animal care manager

Kennel supervisors monitor the daily operations of the kennel under their supervision. They ensure that the pets kept in kennels are being properly handled and cared for. Kennel supervisors supervise the working staff and maintain contact with the owners of the pets while they drop off or pick up the pets.

Will there be jobs?Average prospects26 jobs to fill by 2035 for every 100 people doing this work today.Personal service workersWhat does it pay?Below averageFrom about €900 (Bulgaria) to €3,900 (Denmark) a month, depending on the country.Estimate · Personal service workersWhat do I need to study?Upper secondary or vocational6 in 10 finished upper secondary or vocational training. 4 in 10 train through vocational routes.Personal service workersWill AI change it?Very littleLevel 1 of 6. AI could help with only small parts of the tasks.Pet groomers and animal care workers · ILO

What you'd do

Pet groomers and animal care workers · ILO
  • Bathing and feeding animals
  • Leading or carrying animals to treatment room and holding them during treatment
  • Cleaning and sterilising veterinary surgical instruments
  • Labelling drugs, chemicals and other pharmaceutical preparations and replenishing stock
  • Sterilising bottles, beakers and other equipment
  • Cleaning, organizing, and disinfecting animal quarters such as pens, stables, cages and yards, and animal equipment such as saddles and bridles
  • Collecting and recording animal information such as weight, size, physical condition, treatments received, medications given and food intake
  • Training animals to develop and maintain desired behaviours for competition, entertainment, obedience, security, riding and other activities
  • Grooming animals by performing tasks such as washing, brushing, clipping, and trimming coats, cutting nails and cleaning ears
Monitor the welfare of animalsControl animal movementAssess animal behaviourWork with veterinariansAdvise customers on appropriate pet care+ 11 more essential skills
What the work is like
  • Indoors and outdoors
  • On your feet most of the day
  • Constant contact with people, including the public
  • Some freedom to decide
  • Usually 40 hours a week
  • Deadlines now and then
  • Some repetitive tasks
US data: based on the O*NET profile of the US job "Animal Caretakers"

Will there be jobs?

Average prospects

A typical number of jobs will need filling by 2035.

People working as personal service workers in the EU
10.21m10.63m10.46m 201520232035

Solid: measured. Dashed: forecast.

Jobs to fill, 2026–2035
3,074,000 replacing leavers 244,000 jobs disappear
Jobs to fill per 100 people working now
Personal service workers26
All jobs29
Right now
1 of 27 countries report a shortage of pet groomers and animal care workers, 8 a surplus.
Pet groomers and animal care workers · EURES

What does it pay?

Below average

Pay depends a lot on the country: from about €900 a month (Bulgaria) to €3,900 (Denmark), before tax.

Pick a country at the top of the page to see typical pay there, for people under 30, and compared with all jobs.

Among service and sales workers in the EU, women earn 3% less per hour than men. Service and sales workers · Eurostat

What do I need to study?

Upper secondary or vocational

Upper secondary or vocational training in veterinary is the usual route.

Highest qualification of personal service workers (EU, 2025)
Degree 15%Vocational 46%General secondary 16%Basic schooling 23%
Fields that teach it
Veterinary · Crop and livestock production
Vocational route, EU
4 in 10 trainees in this field

Pick a country at the top of the page to see where to study and the official course finders.

Will AI change it?

Very little

AI could help with only small parts of the tasks.

How exposed is this job? ILO scale
Very low
Low
Some tasks
Moderate
Significant
High

Average task score 0.14 on a scale from 0 (AI can't do it) to 1 (AI could do it fully).

See the score for each of the 9 tasks
Labelling drugs, chemicals and other pharmaceutical preparations and replenishing stock0.25
Training animals to develop and maintain desired behaviours for competition, entertainment, obedience, security, riding and other activities0.17
Collecting and recording animal information such as weight, size, physical condition, treatments received, medications given and food intake0.17
Sterilising bottles, beakers and other equipment0.17
Leading or carrying animals to treatment room and holding them during treatment0.14
Bathing and feeding animals0.11
Cleaning and sterilising veterinary surgical instruments0.10
Cleaning, organizing, and disinfecting animal quarters such as pens, stables, cages and yards, and animal equipment such as saddles and bridles0.08
Grooming animals by performing tasks such as washing, brushing, clipping, and trimming coats, cutting nails and cleaning ears0.08

Based on what AI could technically do when assessed in 2025. It is not a forecast for a future year, and not a forecast of job losses. Scores for pet groomers and animal care workers. Source: ILO (2025), adapted (credits).