From equine dental technician to animal physiotherapist
10 of the 22 essential skills of a animal physiotherapist are already essential for a equine dental technician — about 45% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 10
- skills carry over
- 12
- would be new
- 45%
- of the target job covered
- 22
- essential skills of a animal physiotherapist
What a animal physiotherapist does
Animal physiotherapists provide a therapeutic treatment following veterinary diagnosis or referral. They concentrate on the application of physical therapy and exercise procedures to support animal rehabilitation after a surgery or an injury, aiming to return the animals to normal function and/or maintain performance in accordance with national legislation.
What carries over
10 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- advise on animal welfare
- animal welfare legislation
- apply animal hygiene practices
- apply safe work practices in a veterinary setting
- deal with challenging people
- environmental enrichment for animals
- handle veterinary emergencies
- manage animal biosecurity
- manage personal professional development
- monitor the welfare of animals
What would be new
12 skillsEssential for a animal physiotherapist and not for a equine dental technician. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- anatomy of animals
- animal behaviour
- animal welfare
- assess the animal’s rehabilitation requirements
- biosecurity related to animals
- manage animal welfare
- physiology of animals
- plan physical rehabilitation of animals
- prepare animal therapy equipment
- protect health and safety when handling animals
- signs of animal illness
- use physiotherapy for treatment of animals
Other moves from equine dental technician
2 roles- alternative animal therapist10 skills in common
- animal hydrotherapist10 skills in common
← equine dental techniciananimal physiotherapist →The other way round
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How far are you from being a animal physiotherapist?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.