Occupation Atlasanimal physiotherapist
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/5beafebe-9211-4b3a-adf1-6161097a3975
animal physiotherapist
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.
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Job Zone
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Zone 5: Extensive Preparation Needed
Extensive preparation. Usually a graduate degree, with extensive skill, knowledge and experience — many of these occupations expect more than five years of experience.
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Occupational interest profile
RICRealistic · Investigative · Conventional — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic5.98
- I Investigative5.98
- C Conventional3.47
- S Social3.45
- E Enterprising1.70
- A Artistic1.00
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Veterinarians (29-1131.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its close O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (22)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- advise on animal welfare
- anatomy of animals
- animal behaviour
- animal welfare
- animal welfare legislation
- apply animal hygiene practices
- apply safe work practices in a veterinary setting
- assess the animal’s rehabilitation requirements
- biosecurity related to animals
- deal with challenging people
- environmental enrichment for animals
- handle veterinary emergencies
- manage animal biosecurity
- manage animal welfare
- manage personal professional development
- monitor the welfare of animals
- 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
Optional (1)
O*NET equivalents
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Closest occupations
Compare any occupation →ESCO occupations that share the most of this occupation's 22 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
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