animal welfare inspectortoanimal massage therapist
A animal welfare inspector already meets 64% of what the animal massage therapist role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.
64%
40.8/ 100
1 Share of the animal massage therapist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the animal welfare inspector profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.
Why this move works
A animal massage therapist role treats 14 of its required skills as things a animal welfare inspector already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- advise on animal welfare
- anatomy of animals
- animal behaviour
- animal welfare
- animal welfare legislation
- apply safe work practices in a veterinary setting
What stands in the way is 8 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 14 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A animal massage therapist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a animal welfare inspector background worth leading with.
- already held environmental enrichment for animals agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
- already held apply safe work practices in a veterinary setting assisting and caring
- already held deal with challenging people assisting and caring
- already held biosecurity related to animals agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
- already held advise on animal welfare communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held anatomy of animals natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
All 14 carried skills, including the 14 the animal massage therapist role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 8 missing skills fall into 4 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.
- required, not held apply animal hygiene practices required
- required, not held manage animal welfare required
- required, not held perform massage techniques on animals required
- required, not held plan physical rehabilitation of animals required
- required, not held prepare animal therapy equipment required
- required, not held protect health and safety when handling animals required
- required, not held assess the animal’s rehabilitation requirements required
- required, not held manage personal professional development required
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a animal massage therapist role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 apply animal hygiene practices skill · sector specific
- 02 assess the animal’s rehabilitation requirements skill · sector specific
- 03 manage animal welfare skill · sector specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 14 skills that carry over
- already held advise on animal welfare skill
- already held anatomy of animals knowledge
- already held animal behaviour knowledge
- already held animal welfare knowledge
- already held animal welfare legislation knowledge
- already held apply safe work practices in a veterinary setting skill
- already held biosecurity related to animals knowledge
- already held deal with challenging people skill
- already held environmental enrichment for animals knowledge
- already held handle veterinary emergencies skill
- already held manage animal biosecurity skill
- already held monitor the welfare of animals skill
- already held physiology of animals knowledge
- already held signs of animal illness knowledge
0 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
25 held skills the animal massage therapist role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role animal production science knowledge
- not needed by the target role apply numeracy skills skill
- not needed by the target role assess animal's condition skill
- not needed by the target role collaborate with animal related professionals skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate care of neglected animals skill
- not needed by the target role cope with challenging circumstances in the veterinary sector skill
- not needed by the target role develop an animal handling strategy skill
- not needed by the target role instruct animal owners skill
- not needed by the target role interview parties in relation to animal welfare investigations skill
- not needed by the target role investigate animal related incidents skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with animal welfare agencies skill
- not needed by the target role maintain relationships with animal welfare establishments skill
- not needed by the target role make decisions regarding the animal's welfare skill
- not needed by the target role prepare case files in relation to animal related investigations skill
- not needed by the target role promote animal welfare skill
- not needed by the target role provide an enriching environment for animals skill
- not needed by the target role provide animal related information for legal proceedings skill
- not needed by the target role provide mentorship skill
- not needed by the target role rescue animals skill
- not needed by the target role safe work practices in a veterinary setting knowledge
- not needed by the target role sociocultural contexts in which animals are kept knowledge
- not needed by the target role treat animals ethically skill
- not needed by the target role understand the animal's situation skill
- not needed by the target role work effectively with animal-related organisations skill
- not needed by the target role write inspection reports skill
Other moves recorded from animal welfare inspector
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.