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

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

Osteopaths provide therapeutic treatment of disorders in the musculoskeletal system to patients with physical issues such as back pain, joint pain and digestive disorders. They mainly use manipulation of the body tissues, touch, stretching and massage techniques to relieve the patients` pain and promote a healthy lifestyle.

Professionals 48 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: traditional chinese medicine therapist, 39%

traditional chinese medicine … 39% covered acupuncturist 38% covered homeopath 37% covered prosthetist-orthotist 35% covered occupational therapy assistant 32% covered osteopath You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from osteopath. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a osteopath 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 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

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

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osteopath is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. 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 osteopath 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.