Dog grooming jobs in Chicago

Dog grooming jobs in Chicago, with a feed that shows your work

Set separate prices for small and large dogs in Chicago, add a price for cats if you groom them, and let your grooming posts reach owners near Lincoln Park.

Grooming on Petme in Chicago 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
Your work on the feed

Show Chicago what your grooming looks like

The owners most likely to find you are the ones near Lincoln Park and Wicker Park, and those are the people whose Petme home feed shows your posts first. Share your grooms and let them follow along.

Your work, posted

Post grooms from your place or from home visits near Wicker Park. Owners like, comment and come back for the next one.

The home feed starts local

Petme loads nearby posts first. A groom you post in Chicago reaches people around you before people farther away.

Followers stay close

Owners who follow you in Chicago see your new grooms as you post them and can message you whenever they are ready.

Where you groom

How grooming works on Petme in Chicago

You decide where each session happens in Chicago. Groom at your own place, travel to owners' homes around Lincoln Park, Wicker Park and Lakeview, 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 Chicago.

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 Lincoln Park to Hyde Park or stay near Lincoln Park.

Dogs you will meet in Chicago

Owners in Chicago often keep Labrador, Goldendoodle and French Bulldog. 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 Chicago. 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

Chicago areas you can cover

List the parts of Chicago you cover, from Lincoln Park and Wicker Park to Lakeview. Your profile shows whether you groom at your place, at the owner's home, or both, and how far you travel for home visits.

Lincoln ParkWicker ParkLakeviewLogan SquareWest LoopBucktownAndersonvilleHyde ParkRiver NorthPilsenRoscoe VillageEdgewater
Why groom on Petme

Built for professional groomers in Chicago

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 Chicago

  1. 1. Become a Petme sitter

    Download the Petme app, build your sitter profile with the Chicago 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 Chicago

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

Are dog grooming jobs hiring near me in Chicago?
Petme takes grooming applications in Chicago 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 Lincoln Park to Wicker Park.
How do I get dog grooming clients in Chicago?
Post your grooming on Petme regularly. Photos and short videos of finished grooms go into a home feed that shows nearby posts first, so owners from Lincoln Park to Hyde Park see them, follow you and find your profile in Chicago.
How do I become a dog groomer on Petme in Chicago?
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 Chicago once accepted.
What does a Petme groomer do in Chicago?
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 Lakeview.
Do I need experience to get a dog grooming job in Chicago?
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 Chicago, you can offer other pet care as a Petme sitter and apply for grooming later.
How much do dog groomers make on Petme in Chicago?
It depends on the prices you set, because Petme has no fixed grooming rate in Chicago. 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.
Can I work as a mobile dog groomer in Chicago?
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 Lincoln Park or cover a wider part of Chicago.
Can I do dog grooming part time in Chicago?
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 Chicago.
More cities

Dog grooming jobs beyond Chicago

Each city page lists the areas you can cover there.

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Get started

Start grooming on Petme in Chicago

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

Start your application

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