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Where an alternative animal therapist can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role an alternative animal therapist already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Alternative animal therapists investigate sick or injured small and large animals and provide an alternative healing treatment. They may use homeopathy or acupuncture and other alternative medicines or methods to heal the animal. Alternative animal therapists also advise treatments which strengthen the self-healing powers of animals.

Also known as animal massage therapist, animal homeopath, animal acupuncturist, complementary animal therapist, natural animal therapist, holistic animal therapist, animal healer.

Technicians and associate professionals 47 skills on file 5 career moves 5 above 60% overlap Closest: animal handler, 68%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
animal handler 68% covered animal embryo transfer techni… 68% covered animal welfare inspector 67% covered pet sitter 63% covered equine dental technician 62% covered alternative animal therap… You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from alternative animal therapist, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role an alternative animal therapist already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

An alternative animal therapist needs 22 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • assess the animal’s rehabilitation requirements information skills
  • plan physical rehabilitation of animals handling and moving
  • prepare animal therapy equipment handling and moving
  • protect health and safety when handling animals assisting and caring
  • treat animals ethically assisting and caring
  • environmental enrichment for animals agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
  • apply safe work practices in a veterinary setting assisting and caring
  • deal with challenging people assisting and caring
  • biosecurity related to animals agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
  • advise on animal welfare communication, collaboration and creativity
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what an alternative animal therapist does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Alternative animal therapist is filed under Technicians and associate professionals, ISCO major group 3. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of an alternative animal therapist’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.