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Occupation 5164 - Pet Groomers and Animal Care Workers

Primary-source occupation page using the ILO ISCO-08 structure as the English reference layer.

2026-07-12Not official

Classification note

  • Published code: 5164
  • Hierarchy level: unit-group
  • This page uses ISCO-08 as the English occupation reference layer while Thai TSCO label harmonization remains incomplete.

Occupation hierarchy

  • Major Group: 5 Service and Sales Workers
  • Sub Major Group: 51 Personal Service Workers
  • Minor Group: 516 Other Personal Services Workers
  • Unit Group: 5164 Pet Groomers and Animal Care Workers

Child groups

  • No child groups are published under this code.

TSIC codes where this occupation is primary

  • No primary TSIC mapping is published for this occupation yet.
  • No related TSIC mapping is published for this occupation yet.

Definition

Pet groomers and animal care workers feed, handle, train and groom animals and assist veterinarians, animal health technologists and technicians in veterinary facilities, animal shelters, breeding and boarding kennels, zoos, laboratories, retail pet shops, riding schools, dog training schools pet grooming and similar establishments.

Tasks include

Tasks include - (a) bathing and feeding animals; (b) leading or carrying animals to treatment room and holding them during treatment; (c) cleaning and sterilising veterinary surgical instruments; (d) labelling drugs, chemicals and other pharmaceutical preparations and replenishing stock; (e) sterilising bottles, beakers and other equipment; (f) cleaning, organizing, and disinfecting animal quarters such as pens, stables, cages and yards, and animal equipment such as saddles and bridles; (g) collecting and recording animal information such as weight, size, physical condition, treatments received, medications given and food intake; (h) training animals to develop and maintain desired behaviours for competition, entertainment, obedience, security, riding and other activities; (i) grooming animals by performing tasks such as washing, brushing, clipping, and trimming coats, cutting nails and cleaning ears.

Included occupations or child groups

Examples of the occupations classified here: - Animal attendant - Dog trainer - Horse breaker - Veterinary aide - Zoo keeper

ISCO-88 correspondence

  • 5139