Table 1Transition record

veterinary techniciantoanimal massage therapist

A veterinary technician already meets 64% of what the animal massage therapist role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From veterinary technician

64%

Overlap1

To animal massage therapist

14 Skills carried over

8 Required, not held

41.3 Difficulty2

Career overlap Strong match

64%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

41.3/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 Share of the animal massage therapist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the veterinary technician 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 massage therapist role treats 14 of its required skills as things a veterinary technician 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 8 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 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 veterinary technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

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 anatomy of animals natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held physiology of animals agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary

All 14 carried skills, including the 14 the animal massage therapist role treats as required.

Table 3

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.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 handling and moving 5 required

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

02 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held protect health and safety when handling animals required

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required

required, not held advise on animal welfare required

04 information skills 1 required

required, not held assess the animal’s rehabilitation requirements required

Table 4

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.

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

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 14 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 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 personal professional development 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

Skill to acquire Tier

41 held skills the animal massage therapist role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role animal production science 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 in the administration of fluids to animals skill
not needed by the target role assist the veterinary surgeon as a scrub nurse skill
not needed by the target role calculate rates per hours skill
not needed by the target role collaborate with animal related professionals skill
not needed by the target role communicate by telephone 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 execute working instructions skill
not needed by the target role follow work procedures skill
not needed by the target role follow work schedule skill
not needed by the target role follow written instructions skill
not needed by the target role interview animal owners on animals' conditions skill
not needed by the target role maintain administrative records in the veterinary office skill
not needed by the target role maintain professional records 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 maintain work environments in a veterinary practice skill
not needed by the target role make decisions regarding the animal's welfare 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 monitor condition of hospitalised animals 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 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 support veterinary diagnostic imaging procedures skill
not needed by the target role support veterinary diagnostic procedures skill
not needed by the target role take advantage of learning opportunities in veterinary science skill
not needed by the target role treat animals ethically skill
not needed by the target role understand the animal's situation skill

1 further entry not listed here

Index

Other moves recorded from veterinary technician

Full index of moves from veterinary technician

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.