Career Overlap Occupation record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
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Where a herbal therapist can go next

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

Herbal therapists use herbal medicine to relief pain and treat illnesses such as allergies, chronic physical conditions or stress-related conditions. They study the properties and benefits of plants and create a personalised treatment plan for the patients.

Technicians and associate professionals 52 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: traditional chinese medicine therapist, 60%

traditional chinese medicine … 60% covered homeopath 58% covered shiatsu practitioner 57% covered sophrologist 55% covered aromatherapist 53% covered herbal therapist You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from herbal therapist. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a herbal therapist already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

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

Index

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

Note

How these figures were compiled

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a herbal therapist already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. 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.