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

veterinary nursetoanimal groomer

A veterinary nurse already meets 61% of what the animal groomer role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From veterinary nurse
61%
Overlap1
To animal groomer
24 Skills carried over
9 Required, not held
50 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

61%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

50/ 100

1 Share of the animal groomer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the veterinary nurse 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 animal groomer role treats 16 of its required skills as things a veterinary nurse already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • anatomy of animals
  • animal behaviour
  • animal welfare
  • animal welfare legislation
  • apply safe work practices in a veterinary setting
  • biosecurity related to animals

What stands in the way is 9 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 24 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A animal groomer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a veterinary nurse background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held treat animals ethically assisting and caring
  • already held manage animal welfare handling and moving
  • already held understand the animal's situation handling and moving
  • already held cope with challenging circumstances in the veterinary sector management skills
  • already held safe work practices in a veterinary setting services
  • already held environmental enrichment for animals agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary

All 24 carried skills, including the 16 the animal groomer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 18 missing skills fall into 6 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 handling and moving 7 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held dry dog's coat for further treatment required
  • required, not held provide facilities for animal grooming services required
  • required, not held style a dog's coat required
  • required, not held apply animal hygiene practices required
  • required, not held bathe dogs required
  • required, not held groom animals required
  • required, not held plan dog grooming work required
  • optional, not held breed reptiles optional
  • optional, not held understand the needs of animals optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held advise on animal welfare required
  • optional, not held interview animal owners on animals' conditions optional
  • optional, not held communicate with customers optional
03 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required
  • required, not held animal species required
04 information skills 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held assess animal's condition optional
  • optional, not held calculate rates per hours optional
  • optional, not held take advantage of learning opportunities in veterinary science optional
05 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held assist customers optional
06 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held manage a small-to-medium business optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a animal groomer 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 24 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • 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 control animal movement skill
  • already held handle customer complaints skill
  • 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 provide first aid to animals skill
  • already held safe work practices in a veterinary setting knowledge
  • already held signs of animal illness knowledge
  • already held treat animals ethically skill
  • already held apply numeracy skills skill
  • already held cope with challenging circumstances in the veterinary sector skill
  • already held deal with challenging people skill
  • already held environmental enrichment for animals knowledge
  • already held follow work schedule skill
  • already held make decisions regarding the animal's welfare skill
  • already held manage animal welfare skill
  • already held understand the animal's situation skill
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held assess animal's condition optional
  • optional, not held assist customers optional
  • optional, not held breed reptiles optional
  • optional, not held calculate rates per hours optional
  • optional, not held interview animal owners on animals' conditions optional
  • optional, not held manage a small-to-medium business optional
  • optional, not held take advantage of learning opportunities in veterinary science optional
  • optional, not held understand the needs of animals optional
  • optional, not held communicate with customers optional
36 held skills the animal groomer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role administer appointments skill
  • not needed by the target role administer treatment to animals skill
  • not needed by the target role animal production science knowledge
  • not needed by the target role animal recovery procedures knowledge
  • not needed by the target role assess animal behaviour skill
  • not needed by the target role assist in administering veterinary anaesthetics skill
  • not needed by the target role assist in general veterinary medical procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role assist the veterinary surgeon as a scrub nurse skill
  • not needed by the target role collaborate with animal related professionals skill
  • not needed by the target role evaluate information in the field of veterinary nursing skill
  • not needed by the target role first aid for animals knowledge
  • not needed by the target role handle veterinary patients skill
  • not needed by the target role hospitalised animal nursing care knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain administrative records in the veterinary office skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain stocks of veterinary materials skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain veterinary clinical records skill
  • not needed by the target role manage clinical environments skill
  • not needed by the target role manage infection control in the facility skill
  • not needed by the target role manage personal professional development skill
  • not needed by the target role manage veterinary practice waiting area skill
  • not needed by the target role plan schedule skill
  • not needed by the target role practise veterinary professional codes of conduct skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare animals for anaesthesia skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare animals for veterinary surgery skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare environment for veterinary surgery skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare veterinary anaesthetic equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role process payments skill
  • not needed by the target role protect health and safety when handling animals skill
  • not needed by the target role provide mentorship skill
  • not needed by the target role provide nursing care for animals in recovery skill
  • not needed by the target role provide nursing care for hospitalised animals skill
  • not needed by the target role provide support to veterinary clients skill
  • not needed by the target role supply veterinary medicine skill
  • not needed by the target role support veterinary diagnostic imaging procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role support veterinary diagnostic procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role veterinary terminology knowledge
1 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 animal species required
Index

Other moves recorded from veterinary nurse

Full index of moves from veterinary nurse

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.