Where a physiotherapist can go next
12 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a physiotherapist already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.
Physiotherapists are autonomous health professionals who are responsible for developing, maintaining or restoring motor function and movement throughout the lifespan using evidence-based practice. They relieve pain and treat or prevent physical conditions associated with injury, disease or other impairments. Physiotherapists empower patients and their carers to manage the condition outside clinical settings. They work within their scope of practice and their professional Code of Conduct.
- Highest coverage recorded
- 65%
- Destinations
- 12each with a full record
- Within reach
- 7difficulty under 55
- Skills on file
- 98required or supplementary
Table 1 · Within reach
- healthcare assistant 65% covered · difficulty 45.1
- dental hygienist 62% covered · difficulty 50.7
- respiratory therapy technician 58% covered · difficulty 45.1
- homeopath 58% covered · difficulty 45.4
- dental technician 54% covered · difficulty 52.9
- chiropractic assistant 54% covered · difficulty 50.4
- specialist chiropractor 82% covered · difficulty 39.7
Table 2 · A bigger jump
Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.
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physiotherapist is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.
How these figures were compiled
Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a physiotherapist 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.