Table 1Transition record

masseur/masseusetoaesthetician

A masseur/masseuse already meets 39% of what the aesthetician role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From masseur/masseuse

39%

Overlap1

To aesthetician

15 Skills carried over

10 Required, not held

64.7 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 64.7

This move: 64.7 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the aesthetician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the masseur/masseuse 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A aesthetician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a masseur/masseuse background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held perform facial treatment assisting and caring
already held cosmetic manicure services
already held hydrotherapy health and welfare
already held give massages assisting and caring
already held cosmetics services
already held manage a small-to-medium business management skills

All 15 carried skills, including the 7 the aesthetician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 26 missing skills fall into 6 areas 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 assisting and caring 4 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held perform body wrapping required
required, not held use hair removal techniques required
required, not held use laser therapy for skin conditions required
required, not held determine skin type required

optional, not held apply permanent make-up optional
optional, not held treat facial hair optional
optional, not held comply with legislation related to health care optional

02 services 4 required

required, not held cosmetics industry required
required, not held cosmetics ingredients required
required, not held cosmetic skin treatment required
required, not held make-up techniques required

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 8 supplementary

required, not held advise customers on usage of cosmetics required

optional, not held maintain relationship with suppliers optional
optional, not held manage indoor tanning sessions optional
optional, not held offer cosmetic beauty advice optional
optional, not held offer free samples of cosmetics optional
optional, not held recommend cosmetics to customers optional
optional, not held sell cosmetics optional
optional, not held support individuals on nutrition changes optional
optional, not held train employees optional

04 information skills 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held test make-up required

optional, not held keep up to date with spa products optional
optional, not held monitor stock level optional
optional, not held keep personal administration optional

05 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held manufacture cosmetics optional

06 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held issue sales invoices optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a aesthetician 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 15 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held cosmetics knowledge
already held give massages skill
already held identify customer's needs skill
already held maintain customer service skill
already held maintain equipment skill
already held perform facial treatment skill
already held work ergonomically skill
already held administer appointments skill
already held communicate with customers skill
already held cosmetic manicure knowledge
already held hydrotherapy knowledge
already held maintain professional administration skill
already held manage a small-to-medium business skill
already held order supplies skill
already held process payments skill

16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held apply permanent make-up optional
optional, not held issue sales invoices optional
optional, not held keep up to date with spa products optional
optional, not held maintain relationship with suppliers optional
optional, not held manage indoor tanning sessions optional
optional, not held manufacture cosmetics optional
optional, not held monitor stock level optional
optional, not held offer cosmetic beauty advice optional
optional, not held offer free samples of cosmetics optional
optional, not held recommend cosmetics to customers optional
optional, not held treat facial hair optional
optional, not held comply with legislation related to health care optional
optional, not held keep personal administration optional
optional, not held sell cosmetics optional
optional, not held support individuals on nutrition changes optional
optional, not held train employees optional

33 held skills the aesthetician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role accept own accountability skill
not needed by the target role administer hydrotherapy skill
not needed by the target role apply acupuncture skill
not needed by the target role apply aromatherapy skill
not needed by the target role apply deep tissue massage skill
not needed by the target role apply massage therapy skill
not needed by the target role apply sports massage skill
not needed by the target role apply thermotherapy skill
not needed by the target role balneotherapy knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct pregnancy massages skill
not needed by the target role contraindications knowledge
not needed by the target role cosmetic pedicure knowledge
not needed by the target role develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship skill
not needed by the target role develop personalised massage plan skill
not needed by the target role electrotherapy knowledge
not needed by the target role energy therapy knowledge
not needed by the target role etiopathy knowledge
not needed by the target role fasciatherapy knowledge
not needed by the target role give shiatsu massages skill
not needed by the target role kinetics knowledge
not needed by the target role liaise with industry experts skill
not needed by the target role maintain personal hygiene standards skill
not needed by the target role maintain privacy of service users skill
not needed by the target role manage personal professional development skill
not needed by the target role massage theory knowledge
not needed by the target role massage types knowledge
not needed by the target role musculoskeletal anatomy knowledge
not needed by the target role pluck hair skill
not needed by the target role provide individual exercise programmes skill
not needed by the target role reflexology knowledge
not needed by the target role shiatsu knowledge
not needed by the target role skin types knowledge
not needed by the target role use hair removal lasers skill

4 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held cosmetics industry required
required, not held cosmetics ingredients required
required, not held cosmetic skin treatment required
required, not held make-up techniques required

Index

Other moves recorded from masseur/masseuse

Full index of moves from masseur/masseuse

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.