Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a podiatrist can go next

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

Podiatrists are foot specialists who study foot physiology and pathology from a structural and functional standpoint. They assess, diagnose, and treat physical, sporting injuries, rehabilitation, medical and surgical problems of the foot and lower limb in their clinical practice. Podiatrists are active outside the clinical environment in research, medico-legal, and forensic activities. Podiatrists act within the scope of their podiatry training, experience, and regulating authority of their member country.

Also known as specialist chiropodist, specialist podologist, specialist in chiropody, chiropodist, expert in podiatry, specialist in podology, podiatric physician, specialist podiatrist, expert podiatrist, specialist in podiatry.

Professionals 43 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: homeopath, 48%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
homeopath 48% covered podiatry assistant 44% covered acupuncturist 35% covered healthcare assistant 26% covered respiratory therapy technician 26% covered podiatrist You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from podiatrist, 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 podiatrist 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 podiatrist needs 28 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
  • conduct podiatry consultation information skills
  • chiropody health and welfare
  • foot problems health and welfare
  • orthopaedic treatment alternatives health and welfare
  • promote foot health communication, collaboration and creativity
  • recommend orthotic devices communication, collaboration and creativity
  • dermatology health and welfare
  • orthopaedic conditions health and welfare
  • histology arts and humanities
  • biomechanics natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a podiatrist does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Podiatrist is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. 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 podiatrist’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.