Earn from caring for pets in New Orleans
Set your own rates for walking, drop-ins, daycare, boarding, and house sitting across New Orleans. Keep up to 90% of every booking with sitter cashback.
Petme is live in New Orleans. Get verified and start accepting requests in your neighborhood.
Local know-how pays off in New Orleans
New Orleans is humid and subtropical, with a June-to-November hurricane season that can force an evacuation on short notice. Sitters walk early to beat the heat, watch for hot pavement in the French Quarter, and keep a storm plan ready for boarding and house-sitting stays.
When demand peaks
Mardi Gras, French Quarter Fest, and Jazz Fest fill the city with travel and drive boarding and house-sitting demand, on top of the winter-holiday peak. Daily walks run year-round across Uptown, the Marigny, and Mid-City.
Know your New Orleans routes
Most bookings cluster Uptown to Bywater. Owners look for sitters who know the local parks, leash rules, and the breeds they keep, from Labrador, Catahoula Leopard Dog, French Bulldog.
Keep up to 90%
You set your own rate. Petme keeps a low service fee, and sitter cashback pushes your take-home toward 90% of every booking.
Choose your services, set your own rates
Typical Petme rates in New Orleans. You set your own price for each service, and keep up to 90% of every booking with sitter cashback.
Dog walking
$16 to $32 per walk
Drop-in visits
$18 to $36 per visit
Doggy daycare
$28 to $52 per day
Dog boarding
$40 to $82 per night
House sitting
$40 to $82 per night
New Orleans areas that book the most
Petme bookings in New Orleans come from neighborhoods like Marigny, Bywater, Garden District, across walks, drop-in visits, daycare, and boarding.
Louisiana has no statewide pet-sitter or dog-walker license. New Orleans enforces a citywide leash-and-cleanup ordinance and runs a permitted off-leash dog park at City Park. Pet-care income is self-employment income reported on Schedule C, and you handle your own taxes as a 1099 contractor, plus Louisiana state income tax.
Built for sitters in New Orleans
Keep up to 90%
You set your rate. Petme keeps a low service fee, and sitter cashback pushes your take-home toward 90% of every booking.
Full schedule control
No assigned shifts and no minimum hours. Accept or decline each request and pause your profile whenever you need to.
Protected on every booking
$20,000 in vet protection comes with every confirmed booking, so you are never on the hook alone if something goes wrong.
Pet Sitting Jobs in New Orleans
What new sitters ask before signing up on Petme in New Orleans.
How much can I earn as a pet sitter in New Orleans?
On Petme in New Orleans, dog walking runs $16 to $32 per walk, drop-in visits runs $18 to $36 per visit, doggy daycare runs $28 to $52 per day, dog boarding runs $40 to $82 per night, house sitting runs $40 to $82 per night. With sitter cashback you keep up to 90% of every booking.
Which services should I offer first in New Orleans?
Most new sitters start with dog walking and drop-in visits, then add boarding or daycare once they have a few five-star reviews and know their schedule.
Where is demand strongest in New Orleans?
Petme bookings in New Orleans come from neighborhoods like Marigny, Bywater, Garden District, across walks, drop-in visits, daycare, and boarding.
Can I set my own rates and hours in New Orleans?
Yes. You set a rate for each service and your own available hours, and you accept or decline each request. No assigned shifts, no minimum hours.
What protection comes with each booking?
Every Petme booking includes $20,000 in vet protection for the pet in your care, at no cost to you or the owner.
Pet sitting jobs near New Orleans
Cover more than one patch. Each city page has its own local rates and demand notes.
Start earning in New Orleans
Set your own rate. $20,000 vet protection on every booking, cashback that keeps your clients rebooking, and fast payouts to your bank.