Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a masseur/masseuse can go next

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

Masseurs/masseuses perform massages to help their clients relax and de-stress according to their preferences. They use appropriate massages, equipment and oils and also instruct their clients on techniques to improve relaxation.

Also known as salon therapist, deep tissue massage therapist, thai massage therapist, trigger point massage therapist, professional masseuse.

Service and sales workers 48 skills on file 5 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: massage therapist, 70%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
massage therapist 70% covered hair removal technician 45% covered manicurist 42% covered aesthetician 39% covered pedicurist 38% covered masseur/masseuse You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from masseur/masseuse, 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 a masseur/masseuse already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

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

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A masseur/masseuse needs 14 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
  • contraindications health and welfare
  • develop personalised massage plan assisting and caring
  • massage types health and welfare
  • massage theory health and welfare
  • give massages assisting and caring
  • apply massage therapy assisting and caring
  • maintain personal hygiene standards management skills
  • maintain privacy of service users assisting and caring
  • accept own accountability communication, collaboration and creativity
  • maintain customer service communication, collaboration and creativity
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Masseur/masseuse is filed under Service and sales workers, ISCO major group 5. 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 a masseur/masseuse’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.