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Where an equine dental technician can go next

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

Equine dental technicians provide routine equine dental care, using appropriate equipment in accordance with national legislation.

Also known as horse dental care technician, equine dental technicians, horse dental care assistant, horse dental technician, horse teeth technician, horse dentist.

Technicians and associate professionals 30 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: animal osteopath, 47%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
animal osteopath 47% covered animal hydrotherapist 46% covered animal massage therapist 46% covered animal physiotherapist 45% covered animal chiropractor 45% covered equine dental technician You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from equine dental technician, 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 equine dental technician already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

An equine dental technician needs 18 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
  • carry out equine dental procedures handling and moving
  • handle horses during dental procedures handling and moving
  • use equine dental equipment handling and moving
  • conduct veterinary consultation handling and moving
  • veterinary terminology agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
  • environmental enrichment for animals agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
  • maintain professional records information skills
  • apply safe work practices in a veterinary setting assisting and caring
  • deal with challenging people assisting and caring
  • 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 equine dental technician does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Equine dental technician 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 equine dental technician’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.