Groomer - $2000 Sign on Bonus (Commission Based Career Opportunity)

Destination Pet; Onalaska (WI); Hybrid; USD 36,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Commission-based pay

Service discounts

Vet care discount

Equipment provided

Flexible scheduling

CE support

Full-time benefits

PTO

Job summary

Destination Pet is seeking a professional groomer in Onalaska, WI to help pets look and feel their best within a caring, community-focused team.

You will groom a wide range of breeds, discuss grooming goals with owners, and ensure a safe, pleasant experience for every pet. The role emphasizes top-quality service and compassion for every client and their furry family members.

Qualifications

• Professional grooming experience required.
• Able to lift up to 50 lbs and stand for long periods.
• Experience with a variety of coat types.

Responsibilities

• Snipping, shaping, and styling pets per owner preferences or breed standards.
• Trimming nails, cleaning ears, brushing teeth, and tidying up the tail end.
• Bathing dogs or coordinating with bathers to prep for grooming.
• Chatting with pet parents about grooming needs and coat care.
• Keeping station neat, tools sharp, and vibe fresh.
• Providing a calm, safe experience for every animal in care.
• Representing Destination Pet’s values of compassion, quality, and community.

Skills

Grooming experience

Breeds knowledge

Customer communication

Physical stamina

Job description

Welcome to Destination Pet. We are One Pack- a united team working together to elevate the love and lives of pet families. Our pet-obsessed professionals create a connected care network of trustworthy partners who bring creative innovation every day. We are revolutionizing the pet industry. Join us! We’re currently sniffing out our next Groomer at Pet Me Scratch Me - Onalaska. Do you dream in coat types and clipper guards? Can you turn a scruffy pup into a showstopper and chat kindly with the owner of a matted doodle who says, \"Just a trim\"? Come take your place alongside a team who care hard, laugh often, and leave no tail untamed. At Destination Pet, we’re not just another Pet/Vet care center—we’re a community built on belly rubs, breed standards, and a belief that every pet deserves to look (and feel) their best. Since 2016, we’ve been elevating the love and lives of pet families across the country with top-tier care that includes grooming, daycare, boarding, veterinary services, training, and more.

Perks & Pay:

• $2000 Sign on Bonus (paid after 90 days of employment)
• 50% commission (or 40% if you're working with a bather)
• 30% commission on basic baths (if applicable)
• Discounts on pet services like boarding, daycare, training, and more
• 20% off veterinary care at Destination Pet facilities
• Professional equipment provided-and sharpened twice a year on our dime
• Flexible scheduling and quality-over-quantity expectations
• Continuing education support for seminars, expos, and advanced techniques
• Full-time benefits include Medical, Dental, Vision, Mental Health, Life, Disability, 401K Match, and Discounted Pet Insurance (1 pet)
• PTO for full-time employees
• Career growth opportunities within the Destination Pet network
• Access your earned wages anytime with DailyPay.

Reporting To: General Manager

What You Should Know:

• Professional grooming experience is required.
• Must be able to lift 50 lbs, stand for long periods, and manage large or nervous dogs safely.
• Exposure to fur, cleaning chemicals, wet pups, ahem, \"accidents\" and unpredictable zoomies is guaranteed.
• Must be able to work in a physically active environment with heat, cold, water, and noise.

What You Bring to the Table:

• Proven experience grooming a wide range of breeds and coat types.
• Time management, attention to detail, and a customer-first mindset.
• Familiarity with pet behavior, stress signals, and safe handling practices.
• You communicate clearly—with clients, teammates, and even the pets.
• Reliable, calm under pressure, and excited to keep learning.
• You love animals and treat each one like they're your own.

What You’ll Be Doing (Besides Making Dogs Look Fur-bulous):

• Snipping, shaping, and styling pets based on owner preferences or breed standards.
• Trimming nails, cleaning ears, brushing teeth, and tidying up the tail end.
• Bathing dogs (or working with bathers to prep pets for grooming).
• Chatting with pet parents about grooming needs, coat care, and what's trending in tails.
• Keeping your station neat, your tools sharp, and your vibe fresh.
• Tagging in the front desk when pups are fluffed, puffed, and ready for pickup.
• Providing a calm, kind, safe experience for every animal in your care.
• Representing Destination Pet’s values of compassion, quality, and community.

Ready to make the world fluffier, one pup at a time? If you're all about clean cuts, calm pups, and a crew that has your back—it's time to join our pack!

Destination Pet LLC affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, age, disability or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled. Destination Pet LLC endeavors to make our employment website and application process accessible to all users and applicants. In doing so, we provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you have a disability and require a reasonable accommodation or assistance completing the application process, please contact a member of our recruitment team. At Destination Pet, we're all about creating a workplace that's bursting with diversity and inclusivity. We don't play favorites or judge folks based on skin color, religion, gender, age, disability or any other protected characteristics. Our hiring decisions are solely based on what you can bring to the team. So, we're throwing the door wide open for all like-minded candidates who believe in celebrating and honoring diversity and inclusion.

Destination Pet, headquartered in Irving, Texas, is a national network of pet-obsessed professionals dedicated to elevating the love and lives of our pet families through total pet care. With more than a century of experience, our founders understood the need for better pet healthcare and believed in the value of integrating pet services from veterinary medicine to, grooming, boarding, daycare, training and more. By connecting the experts behind the scenes, we get to know our pet families in a way that allows us to offer proactive, convenient, and personalized advice and care.