Dog grooming jobs in Cambridge

Show Cambridge pet owners what your grooming looks like

Your best grooms belong on your Petme profile: post them as photos or videos, and owners scrolling the feed around Wellington-Harrington in Cambridge can follow you and get in touch.

Grooming on Petme in Cambridge starts with an approved sitter profile, then a separate grooming application in the app.

Start your applicationFor approved Petme sitters with 6+ months of paid grooming.
3 services
full groom, bath and brush, nails only, each priced by you
3 to 6
before-and-after pairs of pets you groomed
6+ months
of paid, professional grooming to apply
3 to 20 km
home-visit radius, or groom at your own place
Petme is social too

Share your work with owners near you in Cambridge

Your application already asks for 3 to 6 before-and-after pairs. Keep posting them once you are approved: on Petme, people near East Cambridge see nearby posts first, and they can follow you from there.

A portfolio that grows

Each groom you post in Cambridge adds to the work owners see on your profile, one before-and-after at a time.

Nearby posts come first

Owners from East Cambridge to West Cambridge scroll a home feed that puts posts from people near them first.

From post to conversation

A post gets an owner's attention, your profile shows them who you are, and the app chat lets them ask you about their pet in Cambridge.

Where you groom

How grooming works on Petme in Cambridge

You decide where each session happens in Cambridge. Groom at your own place, travel to owners' homes around East Cambridge, Wellington-Harrington and The Port, or offer both and let the owner pick on each request.

At your place

Owners bring the pet to you. The address is not part of the request: it is shared in chat, the same way it works for drop-in visits in Cambridge.

At the owner's home

Travel to the pet with your kit. You set a home-visit radius of 3, 5, 10 or 20 km, whether you work the stretch from East Cambridge to West Cambridge or stay near East Cambridge.

Dogs you will meet in Cambridge

Owners in Cambridge often keep Labrador Retriever, Golden Retriever and Goldendoodle. Price your full groom for each dog size, and send a custom offer before payment when a coat needs more work than the request suggested.

Your grooming menu

Choose your sessions, set every price

Petme sets no grooming rate in Cambridge. You switch on the sessions you offer, price each one per dog size, add a price for cats if you groom them, and choose your extras.

Full groom

Your price per session, set for each dog size and for cats

Bath and brush

A lighter session, priced by you for each dog size

Nails only

A short nail session at the price you choose

De-shedding (extra)

Priced per pet, or included at no extra charge

Teeth brushing (extra)

Priced per pet, or offered as part of the session

Where you can work

Cambridge areas you can cover

List the parts of Cambridge you cover, from East Cambridge and Wellington-Harrington to The Port. Your profile shows whether you groom at your place, at the owner's home, or both, and how far you travel for home visits.

East CambridgeWellington-HarringtonThe PortCambridgeportMid-CambridgeRiversideBaldwinNeighborhood NineWest CambridgeNorth CambridgeCambridge HighlandsStrawberry Hill
Why groom on Petme

Built for professional groomers in Cambridge

You set every price

Each session carries your own price per dog size. If a pet needs more work than the request suggested, you send a custom offer before the owner pays.

Your hours, your days

There are no shifts. Owners pick from the start times you open, so grooming fits around a salon job, studies or your other Petme bookings.

A reviewed bar

Every Petme groomer is an approved sitter who also passed a grooming review: paid experience, proof and before-and-after work.

How to start

How to start grooming on Petme in Cambridge

  1. 1. Become a Petme sitter

    Download the Petme app, build your sitter profile with the Cambridge areas you cover, and pass ID verification. You need to be 18 or over.

  2. 2. Open the grooming application

    Tap Apply on the grooming tile in your dashboard. Add your paid grooming experience, where you worked, and at least one proof: a certificate, an employer reference or a website or social link.

  3. 3. Show your work

    Upload 3 to 6 before-and-after pairs of pets you groomed, same pet and a similar angle, then confirm the 3 declarations and send the application.

  4. 4. Set up grooming

    Once approved, choose where you groom, your home-visit radius, the pets you accept, your menu prices and the start times you open.

Common questions

Dog grooming jobs in Cambridge

What sitters ask before they apply to groom on Petme in Cambridge.

Are dog grooming jobs hiring near me in Cambridge?
Petme takes grooming applications in Cambridge from approved Petme sitters with at least 6 months of paid, professional grooming. There is no vacancy list to wait on: once approved, you set your menu, your prices and the areas you cover, from East Cambridge to Wellington-Harrington.
How much do dog groomers make on Petme in Cambridge?
It depends on the prices you set, because Petme has no fixed grooming rate in Cambridge. Each session on your menu (full groom, bath and brush, nails only) has its own price per dog size, plus a price for cats if you groom them, and extras like de-shedding are priced per pet.
How do I advertise my dog grooming business in Cambridge?
Start with the before-and-after pairs you already have. Post them on Petme, keep adding new grooms, and owners near The Port see them early because the home feed shows nearby posts first. Followers can message you from your profile.
Can I work as a mobile dog groomer in Cambridge?
Yes. You choose where you groom: at your own place, at the owner's home, or both. For home visits you pick a radius of 3, 5, 10 or 20 km, so you can stay close to East Cambridge or cover a wider part of Cambridge.
Can I do dog grooming part time in Cambridge?
Yes. You open the start times you want in the app, a request can only use those times, and each request shows the service and how long it runs. That lets you groom around a salon job, studies or other Petme sitting in Cambridge.
How do I become a dog groomer on Petme in Cambridge?
Become a Petme sitter first: be 18 or over, have the Petme app and pass ID verification. Then send the grooming application with your experience, one proof, 3 to 6 before-and-after pairs and 3 declarations. If it is not approved, you can apply again after 15 days and groom in Cambridge once accepted.
What does a Petme groomer do in Cambridge?
Every session comes from your own menu: a full groom, a bath and brush or nails only, plus any extras you offer. Each request includes the pet's size, coat condition, vaccination status and the owner's notes, and the address is shared in chat, whether the session is at your place or at a home near The Port.
Do I need experience to get a dog grooming job in Cambridge?
Yes. Grooming on Petme needs at least 6 months of paid, professional grooming, backed by a certificate, an employer reference or a link to your work. While you build that experience in Cambridge, you can offer other pet care as a Petme sitter and apply for grooming later.
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Each city page lists the areas you can cover there.

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Get started

Start grooming on Petme in Cambridge

Become a Petme sitter, then send your grooming application from the app with your proof and before-and-after work.

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