Dog grooming jobs in San Mateo

Grooming jobs in San Mateo for groomers who post their work

Petme is a pet-care app with a social feed: groomers in San Mateo post photos and videos of their work, and owners near Downtown San Mateo see nearby posts first.

Grooming on Petme in San Mateo 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

Show your grooming to San Mateo, one post at a time

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

Show the finished groom

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

Reach the people around you

Your posts go first to people near you, which in San Mateo means owners around North Shoreview and the blocks next to yours.

Your profile does the rest

Your Petme profile lists the services you offer, so an owner in San Mateo who found you through a post sees what you do.

Where you groom

How grooming works on Petme in San Mateo

You decide where each session happens in San Mateo. Groom at your own place, travel to owners' homes around Downtown San Mateo, North Central and North Shoreview, 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 San Mateo.

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 North Shoreview to Laurelwood or stay near Downtown San Mateo.

Dogs you will meet in San Mateo

Owners in San Mateo often keep Golden Retriever, French Bulldog and Dachshund. 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 San Mateo. 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

San Mateo areas you can cover

List the parts of San Mateo you cover, from Downtown San Mateo and North Central to North Shoreview. 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 San MateoNorth CentralNorth ShoreviewSunnybraeHayward ParkHillsdaleBeresfordBaywoodSan Mateo ParkBay MeadowsFiesta GardensLaurelwood
Why groom on Petme

Built for professional groomers in San Mateo

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 San Mateo

  1. 1. Become a Petme sitter

    Download the Petme app, build your sitter profile with the San Mateo 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 San Mateo

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

Are dog grooming jobs hiring near me in San Mateo?
Petme takes grooming applications in San Mateo 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 San Mateo to North Central.
How much do dog groomers make on Petme in San Mateo?
It depends on the prices you set, because Petme has no fixed grooming rate in San Mateo. 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 San Mateo?
Post your work where local owners look. On Petme you share before-and-after photos and videos of your grooms, and the home feed shows posts from people nearby first, so owners in Downtown San Mateo and North Central can see them, follow you and message you from your profile.
Can I work as a mobile dog groomer in San Mateo?
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 San Mateo or cover a wider part of San Mateo.
Can I do dog grooming part time in San Mateo?
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 San Mateo.
How do I become a dog groomer on Petme in San Mateo?
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 San Mateo once accepted.
What does a Petme groomer do in San Mateo?
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 North Shoreview.
Do I need experience to get a dog grooming job in San Mateo?
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 San Mateo, you can offer other pet care as a Petme sitter and apply for grooming later.
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Get started

Start grooming on Petme in San Mateo

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