Career Overlap Occupation record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
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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.

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

massage therapist 70% covered hair removal technician 45% covered manicurist 42% covered aesthetician 39% covered pedicurist 38% covered masseur/masseuse You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from masseur/masseuse. 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.
  • 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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masseur/masseuse is filed under Service and sales workers, ISCO major group 5. 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 masseur/masseuse 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.