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

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

Physiotherapy assistants work under supervision, within defined contexts using agreed treatment protocols and procedures such as collecting client data and maintaining the equipment required in physiotherapy interventions. The overall responsibility is retained by the delegating professional.

Technicians and associate professionals 41 skills on file 5 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: healthcare assistant, 62%

healthcare assistant 62% covered dental hygienist 58% covered advanced physiotherapist 55% covered dental technician 54% covered dental chairside assistant 53% covered physiotherapy assistant You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from physiotherapy assistant. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a physiotherapy assistant 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.

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physiotherapy assistant 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 physiotherapy assistant 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.