Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

animal therapisttoanimal handler

A animal therapist already meets 78% of what the animal handler role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From animal therapist
78%
Overlap1
To animal handler
29 Skills carried over
5 Required, not held
30.7 Difficulty2
Career overlap Very strong match

78%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

30.7/ 100

1 Share of the animal handler role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the animal therapist profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Why

Why this move works

A animal handler role treats 19 of its required skills as things a animal therapist already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • anatomy of animals
  • animal behaviour
  • animal welfare
  • animal welfare legislation
  • apply animal hygiene practices
  • apply safe work practices in a veterinary setting

What stands in the way is 5 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 29 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A animal handler role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a animal therapist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held provide animal training handling and moving
  • already held calculate rates per hours information skills
  • already held interview animal owners on animals' conditions communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held take advantage of learning opportunities in veterinary science information skills
  • already held manage animal welfare handling and moving
  • already held treat animals ethically assisting and caring

All 29 carried skills, including the 19 the animal handler role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 9 missing skills fall into 1 area of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 handling and moving 5 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held handle working animals required
  • required, not held implement exercise activities for animals required
  • required, not held provide an enriching environment for animals required
  • required, not held provide first aid to animals required
  • required, not held provide nutrition to animals required
  • optional, not held handle animals for semen collection optional
  • optional, not held groom animals optional
  • optional, not held maintain welfare of animals during transportation optional
  • optional, not held load animals for transportation optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a animal handler role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 29 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held anatomy of animals knowledge
  • already held animal behaviour knowledge
  • already held animal welfare knowledge
  • already held animal welfare legislation knowledge
  • already held apply animal hygiene practices skill
  • already held apply safe work practices in a veterinary setting skill
  • already held assess animal behaviour skill
  • already held biosecurity related to animals knowledge
  • already held control animal movement skill
  • already held environmental enrichment for animals knowledge
  • already held handle veterinary emergencies skill
  • already held manage animal biosecurity skill
  • already held manage animal welfare skill
  • already held monitor the welfare of animals skill
  • already held physiology of animals knowledge
  • already held provide animal training skill
  • already held safe work practices in a veterinary setting knowledge
  • already held signs of animal illness knowledge
  • already held treat animals ethically skill
  • already held animal production science knowledge
  • already held apply numeracy skills skill
  • already held assess animal's condition skill
  • already held calculate rates per hours skill
  • already held cope with challenging circumstances in the veterinary sector skill
  • already held interview animal owners on animals' conditions skill
  • already held maintain animal accommodation hygienic skill
  • already held make decisions regarding the animal's welfare skill
  • already held take advantage of learning opportunities in veterinary science skill
  • already held understand the animal's situation skill
4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held handle animals for semen collection optional
  • optional, not held groom animals optional
  • optional, not held maintain welfare of animals during transportation optional
  • optional, not held load animals for transportation optional
27 held skills the animal handler role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role administer hydrotherapy skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on animal welfare skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on long-term care for animals skill
  • not needed by the target role assess animal nutrition skill
  • not needed by the target role assess the animal’s rehabilitation requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role assistive instruments knowledge
  • not needed by the target role collaborate with animal related professionals skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
  • not needed by the target role deal with challenging people skill
  • not needed by the target role design plans to address undesirable behaviour in animals skill
  • not needed by the target role develop an animal handling strategy skill
  • not needed by the target role interact safely with animals skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain veterinary clinical records skill
  • not needed by the target role manage personal professional development skill
  • not needed by the target role perform massage techniques on animals skill
  • not needed by the target role plan physical rehabilitation of animals skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare animal therapy equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role prescribe physical therapy to animals skill
  • not needed by the target role protect health and safety when handling animals skill
  • not needed by the target role provide mentorship skill
  • not needed by the target role provide osteopathic treatment to animals skill
  • not needed by the target role provide support to veterinary clients skill
  • not needed by the target role select animals for training skill
  • not needed by the target role use animal chiropractic techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
  • not needed by the target role use physiotherapy for treatment of animals skill
  • not needed by the target role veterinary terminology knowledge
Index

Other moves recorded from animal therapist

Full index of moves from animal therapist

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.