Dog grooming jobs in Rochester, MN

Your grooms on the Rochester, MN feed, your prices on the menu

Already a Petme sitter in Rochester, MN? Add grooming with a short application, then let your before-and-after posts bring owners from Historic Southwest to your profile.

Grooming on Petme in Rochester, MN 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
Grooming posts

Share your work with owners near you in Rochester, MN

Owners in Rochester, MN open Petme to a home feed that puts nearby posts first. When your before-and-afters are on it, they can follow you, open your profile and send you a message.

Show the finished groom

Every session you finish in Rochester, MN can become a post. Add a short caption about the coat or the cut so owners know what they are looking at.

Nearby posts come first

Owners from Elton Hills to Sunnyside scroll a home feed that puts posts from people near them first.

Owners can follow and message you

Owners who see your grooms in Rochester, MN can follow you for the next one and message you with questions from your profile.

Where you groom

How grooming works on Petme in Rochester, MN

You decide where each session happens in Rochester, MN. Groom at your own place, travel to owners' homes around Downtown Rochester, Kutzky Park and Historic Southwest, 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 Rochester, MN.

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 Elton Hills to Sunnyside or stay near Downtown Rochester.

Dogs you will meet in Rochester, MN

Owners in Rochester, MN often keep Labrador Retriever, Golden Retriever and German Shepherd. 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 Rochester, MN. 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

Rochester, MN areas you can cover

List the parts of Rochester, MN you cover, from Downtown Rochester and Kutzky Park to Historic Southwest. Your profile shows whether you groom at your place, at the owner's home, or both, and how far you travel for home visits.

Downtown RochesterKutzky ParkHistoric SouthwestFolwellSlatterly ParkElton HillsEastsideSunnysideHistoric HomesteadBamberwoodValhalla ParkCimarron
Why groom on Petme

Built for professional groomers in Rochester, MN

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 Rochester, MN

  1. 1. Become a Petme sitter

    Download the Petme app, build your sitter profile with the Rochester, MN 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 Rochester, MN

What sitters ask before they apply to groom on Petme in Rochester, MN.

Are dog grooming jobs hiring near me in Rochester, MN?
Petme takes grooming applications in Rochester, MN 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 Downtown Rochester to Kutzky Park.
Can I do dog grooming part time in Rochester, MN?
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 Rochester, MN.
How do I get more dog grooming clients in Rochester, MN?
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 Elton Hills to Sunnyside see them, follow you and find your profile in Rochester, MN.
How do I become a dog groomer on Petme in Rochester, MN?
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 Rochester, MN once accepted.
What does a Petme groomer do in Rochester, MN?
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 Historic Southwest.
Do I need experience to get a dog grooming job in Rochester, MN?
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 Rochester, MN, you can offer other pet care as a Petme sitter and apply for grooming later.
How much do dog groomers make on Petme in Rochester, MN?
It depends on the prices you set, because Petme has no fixed grooming rate in Rochester, MN. 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 Rochester, MN?
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 Downtown Rochester or cover a wider part of Rochester, MN.
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Get started

Start grooming on Petme in Rochester, MN

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