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Where a prosthetic-orthotics technician can go next

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

Prosthetic-orthotics technicians design, create, fit and repair supportive devices, such as braces, joints, arch supports, and other surgical and medical appliances.

Professionals 29 skills on file 1 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: prosthetist-orthotist, 20%

Fig. 2 — the 1 nearest destinations from prosthetic-orthotics technician. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a prosthetic-orthotics technician already covers. All 1 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.

prosthetist-orthotist 20% covered · difficulty 83.8

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prosthetic-orthotics technician is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a prosthetic-orthotics technician 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.