Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

aromatherapisttoshiatsu practitioner

A aromatherapist already meets 64% of what the shiatsu practitioner role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From aromatherapist
64%
Overlap1
To shiatsu practitioner
32 Skills carried over
6 Required, not held
45.4 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

64%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

45.4/ 100

1 Share of the shiatsu practitioner role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the aromatherapist 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

Why this move works

A shiatsu practitioner role treats 16 of its required skills as things a aromatherapist already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply context specific clinical competences
  • complementary and alternative medicine
  • develop therapeutic relationships
  • empathise with the healthcare user
  • ensure safety of healthcare users
  • follow-up on healthcare users' treatment

What stands in the way is 6 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 32 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A shiatsu practitioner role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a aromatherapist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held massage theory health and welfare
  • already held reflexology health and welfare
  • already held types of aromatherapy treatments health and welfare
  • already held etiopathy health and welfare
  • already held fasciatherapy health and welfare
  • already held homeopathy remedies health and welfare

All 32 carried skills, including the 16 the shiatsu practitioner role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 24 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 health and welfare 3 required, 8 supplementary
  • required, not held pathologies treated by acupuncture required
  • required, not held traditional Chinese medicine required
  • required, not held massage types required
  • optional, not held acupressure optional
  • optional, not held auriculotherapy optional
  • optional, not held balneotherapy optional
  • optional, not held iridology optional
  • optional, not held kinesiology optional
  • optional, not held kinetics optional
  • optional, not held neurophysiology optional
  • optional, not held sterilization techniques optional
02 assisting and caring 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held give shiatsu massages required
  • required, not held identify energetic meridians required
  • optional, not held select acupuncture points optional
  • optional, not held apply deep tissue massage optional
  • optional, not held give massages optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held communicate with customers required
  • optional, not held accept own accountability optional
  • optional, not held advise on healthcare users' informed consent optional
  • optional, not held promote healthy lifestyle optional
  • optional, not held advise on healthy lifestyles optional
  • optional, not held demonstrate professional attitude to clients optional
  • optional, not held educate on the prevention of illness optional
04 services 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held skin types optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a shiatsu practitioner role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 32 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply context specific clinical competences skill
  • already held complementary and alternative medicine knowledge
  • already held develop therapeutic relationships skill
  • already held empathise with the healthcare user skill
  • already held ensure safety of healthcare users skill
  • already held follow-up on healthcare users' treatment skill
  • already held human anatomy knowledge
  • already held human physiology knowledge
  • already held identify customer's needs skill
  • already held listen actively skill
  • already held maintain work area cleanliness skill
  • already held massage theory knowledge
  • already held observe healthcare users skill
  • already held promote mental health skill
  • already held provide health education skill
  • already held relaxation techniques knowledge
  • already held acupuncture methods knowledge
  • already held address side effects of menopause skill
  • already held advise on mental health skill
  • already held apply a holistic approach in care skill
  • already held apply acupuncture skill
  • already held apply aromatherapy skill
  • already held apply massage therapy skill
  • already held carry out preventative internal medicine interventions skill
  • already held etiopathy knowledge
  • already held fasciatherapy knowledge
  • already held general medicine knowledge
  • already held homeopathy knowledge
  • already held homeopathy remedies knowledge
  • already held phytotherapy knowledge
  • already held reflexology knowledge
  • already held types of aromatherapy treatments knowledge
18 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held accept own accountability optional
  • optional, not held acupressure optional
  • optional, not held advise on healthcare users' informed consent optional
  • optional, not held auriculotherapy optional
  • optional, not held balneotherapy optional
  • optional, not held iridology optional
  • optional, not held kinesiology optional
  • optional, not held promote healthy lifestyle optional
  • optional, not held select acupuncture points optional
  • optional, not held advise on healthy lifestyles optional
  • optional, not held apply deep tissue massage optional
  • optional, not held demonstrate professional attitude to clients optional
  • optional, not held educate on the prevention of illness optional
  • optional, not held give massages optional
  • optional, not held kinetics optional
  • optional, not held neurophysiology optional
  • optional, not held skin types optional
  • optional, not held sterilization techniques optional
31 held skills the shiatsu practitioner role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role apply business acumen skill
  • not needed by the target role apply massage oil skill
  • not needed by the target role clinical psychological treatment knowledge
  • not needed by the target role communicate professionally with colleagues in other fields skill
  • not needed by the target role comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice skill
  • not needed by the target role consultation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role develop personalised massage plan skill
  • not needed by the target role discuss the medical history of the healthcare user skill
  • not needed by the target role energy therapy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role follow clinical guidelines skill
  • not needed by the target role keep up to date with spa products skill
  • not needed by the target role manage supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor stock level skill
  • not needed by the target role oversee spa maintenance skill
  • not needed by the target role pathology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role prepare oils skill
  • not needed by the target role prescribe topical therapy skill
  • not needed by the target role provide health psychological advice skill
  • not needed by the target role psychology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role record healthcare users' billing information skill
  • not needed by the target role record healthcare users' progress related to treatment skill
  • not needed by the target role sell products skill
  • not needed by the target role sell services skill
  • not needed by the target role shiatsu knowledge
  • not needed by the target role tai chi knowledge
  • not needed by the target role therapeutic massage knowledge
  • not needed by the target role train employees skill
  • not needed by the target role types of essential oils knowledge
  • not needed by the target role types of spa knowledge
  • not needed by the target role undertake clinical audit skill
  • not needed by the target role work with chemicals skill
12 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held pathologies treated by acupuncture required
  • required, not held traditional Chinese medicine required
  • required, not held massage types required
  • optional, not held acupressure optional
  • optional, not held auriculotherapy optional
  • optional, not held balneotherapy optional
  • optional, not held iridology optional
  • optional, not held kinesiology optional
  • optional, not held kinetics optional
  • optional, not held neurophysiology optional
  • optional, not held skin types optional
  • optional, not held sterilization techniques optional
Index

Other moves recorded from aromatherapist

Full index of moves from aromatherapist

Note

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.