veterinary nursetoanimal massage therapist
A veterinary nurse already meets 73% of what the animal massage therapist role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.
73%
32.1/ 100
1 Share of the animal massage therapist 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 this move works
A animal massage therapist 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 6 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 16 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 veterinary nurse background worth leading with.
- already held protect health and safety when handling animals assisting and caring
- already held manage animal welfare handling and moving
- 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
All 16 carried skills, including the 16 the animal massage therapist role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 6 missing skills fall into 3 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 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 advise on animal welfare required
- required, not held assess the animal’s rehabilitation requirements 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 advise on animal welfare skill · sector specific
- 02 apply animal hygiene practices skill · sector specific
- 03 assess the animal’s rehabilitation requirements 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 16 skills that carry over
- 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 manage animal welfare skill
- already held manage personal professional development skill
- already held monitor the welfare of animals skill
- already held physiology of animals knowledge
- already held protect health and safety when handling animals skill
- already held signs of animal illness knowledge
0 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
44 held skills the animal massage therapist role does not ask for
- 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 apply numeracy skills skill
- 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 control animal movement skill
- not needed by the target role cope with challenging circumstances in the veterinary sector 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 follow work schedule skill
- not needed by the target role handle customer complaints skill
- 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 make decisions regarding the animal's welfare 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 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 provide first aid to 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 safe work practices in a veterinary setting knowledge
- not needed by the target role supply veterinary medicine skill
- not needed by the target role support veterinary diagnostic imaging procedures skill
4 further entries not listed here
Other moves recorded from veterinary nurse
- animal chiropractor 73% covered · moderate
- animal physiotherapist 73% covered · moderate
- animal hydrotherapist 73% covered · moderate
- animal osteopath 70% covered · moderate
- animal handler 68% covered · moderate
- alternative animal therapist 68% covered · moderate
- veterinary receptionist 64% covered · moderate
- animal welfare inspector 64% covered · moderate
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.