prosthetist-orthotisttoprosthetic-orthotics technician
A prosthetist-orthotist already meets 57% of what the prosthetic-orthotics technician role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.
57%
47.9/ 100
1 Share of the prosthetic-orthotics technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the prosthetist-orthotist 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 this move works
A prosthetic-orthotics technician role treats 11 of its required skills as things a prosthetist-orthotist already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- finish prosthetic-orthotic devices
- human anatomy
- maintain prosthetic-orthotic devices
- manipulate plastic
- manipulate wood
- prosthetic devices
What stands in the way is 6 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 14 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A prosthetic-orthotics technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a prosthetist-orthotist background worth leading with.
- already held finish prosthetic-orthotic devices handling and moving
- already held maintain prosthetic-orthotic devices handling and moving
- already held prosthetic-orthotic device materials health and welfare
- already held repair prosthetic-orthotic devices handling and moving
- already held test prosthetic-orthotic devices assisting and caring
- already held prosthetic devices health and welfare
All 14 carried skills, including the 11 the prosthetic-orthotics technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 15 missing skills fall into 7 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.
- required, not held orthotic devices required
- required, not held biomedical engineering required
- optional, not held prosthetic-orthotic examination optional
- optional, not held use of special equipment for daily activities optional
- optional, not held musculoskeletal anatomy optional
- required, not held manufacture prosthetic-orthotic devices required
- required, not held manipulate metal required
- optional, not held use casts of body parts optional
- required, not held interpret prescriptions required
- required, not held use technical drawing software required
- optional, not held design objects to be crafted optional
- optional, not held advise on medical device features optional
- optional, not held order supplies optional
- optional, not held biomedical techniques optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a prosthetic-orthotics technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 interpret prescriptions skill · occupation specific
- 02 manufacture prosthetic-orthotic devices skill · occupation specific
- 03 orthotic devices knowledge · occupation specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 14 skills that carry over
- already held finish prosthetic-orthotic devices skill
- already held human anatomy knowledge
- already held maintain prosthetic-orthotic devices skill
- already held manipulate plastic skill
- already held manipulate wood skill
- already held prosthetic devices knowledge
- already held prosthetic-orthotic device materials knowledge
- already held repair orthopedic goods skill
- already held repair prosthetic-orthotic devices skill
- already held test prosthetic-orthotic devices skill
- already held types of orthopedic supplies knowledge
- already held comply with legislation related to health care skill
- already held orthopaedic goods industry knowledge
- already held recommend orthopedic goods to customers depending on their condition skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held maintain prosthetic-orthotic laboratory equipment optional
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held maintain prosthetic-orthotic laboratory equipment optional
- optional, not held prosthetic-orthotic examination optional
- optional, not held use casts of body parts optional
- optional, not held use of special equipment for daily activities optional
- optional, not held design objects to be crafted optional
- optional, not held advise on medical device features optional
- optional, not held biomedical techniques optional
- optional, not held musculoskeletal anatomy optional
- optional, not held order supplies optional
43 held skills the prosthetic-orthotics technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role adhere to organisational guidelines skill
- not needed by the target role advise on rehabilitation exercises skill
- not needed by the target role answer patients' questions skill
- not needed by the target role archive healthcare users' records skill
- not needed by the target role assist patients with rehabilitation skill
- not needed by the target role biomechanics knowledge
- not needed by the target role collect healthcare user's general data skill
- not needed by the target role communicate in healthcare skill
- not needed by the target role comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice skill
- not needed by the target role contribute to continuity of health care skill
- not needed by the target role contribute to the rehabilitation process skill
- not needed by the target role create lifecasts skill
- not needed by the target role design medical supportive devices skill
- not needed by the target role develop therapeutic relationships skill
- not needed by the target role ensure safety of healthcare users skill
- not needed by the target role first aid knowledge
- not needed by the target role human physiology knowledge
- not needed by the target role hygiene in a health care setting knowledge
- not needed by the target role identify patients' medical records skill
- not needed by the target role instruct patients on supportive devices skill
- not needed by the target role interact with healthcare users skill
- not needed by the target role kinetics knowledge
- not needed by the target role listen actively skill
- not needed by the target role manipulate prosthetic-orthotic device materials skill
- not needed by the target role medical informatics knowledge
- not needed by the target role medical terminology knowledge
- not needed by the target role modify casts for prostheses skill
- not needed by the target role modify lifecasts skill
- not needed by the target role orthopaedic conditions knowledge
- not needed by the target role orthopaedics knowledge
- not needed by the target role orthotics knowledge
- not needed by the target role pathology knowledge
- not needed by the target role pedorthics knowledge
- not needed by the target role perform a prosthetic examination of the patient skill
- not needed by the target role place orders for orthopedic products skill
- not needed by the target role provide health education skill
- not needed by the target role recommend orthotic devices skill
- not needed by the target role record data from biomedical tests skill
- not needed by the target role record healthcare users' progress related to treatment skill
- not needed by the target role rehabilitation knowledge
3 further entries not listed here
6 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held orthotic devices required
- required, not held biomedical engineering required
- optional, not held prosthetic-orthotic examination optional
- optional, not held use of special equipment for daily activities optional
- optional, not held biomedical techniques optional
- optional, not held musculoskeletal anatomy optional
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.