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Career change

Could you move from Physiotherapist to Occupational Therapist?

Physiotherapist Occupational Therapist

See what transfers, what changes and which gaps may make this move easier or harder.

Overall transition

Lowerdifficulty

71/100 experimental compatibility

Current official median$101,020Physiotherapist
Target official median$98,340-3% against current-career median
Estimated retrainingUp to 6 monthsExperimental, low-confidence band · not a course-duration promise
Assessment confidenceHighHigh — strong mapping and core-metric coverage.

What shapes this move

Six factors, shown separately

Pay and pathway facts stay separate from OccupationHQ calculations.

Skill overlapstructured profile
Low

1 listed strength transfer directly.

20/100 component score
Knowledge overlapunsupported
Unavailable

Structured knowledge-domain data is not yet available for both careers.

Education compatibilityderived
High

The target's typical education band is no higher than the current path.

95/100 component score
Qualification gapderived
High

No major new regulated credential is visible in the target record.

100/100 component score
Work-context similarityderived
High

Compares six existing work-characteristic signals.

94/100 component score
Local demand changederived
Low

The target has a weaker local market signal.

0/100 component score

What carries over

Transferable strengths

  • Treatment planning

What may need building

Target strength gaps

  • Active listening
  • Social perceptiveness

Source-backed pathway

Master’s degree

State licensure required

These are target-career facts—not a claim about your personal eligibility or an exact retraining duration.

The work itself

How the work may change

Higher means more of the named characteristic, not better.

People contact95 → 94

O*NET-derived proxy outside the US. Higher means more of the named characteristic, not better.

Physical demand75 → 55

O*NET-derived proxy outside the US. Higher means more of the named characteristic, not better.

Pressure50 → 55

O*NET-derived proxy outside the US. Higher means more of the named characteristic, not better.

Analytical content65 → 70

O*NET-derived proxy outside the US. Higher means more of the named characteristic, not better.

Technical content42 → 45

O*NET-derived proxy outside the US. Higher means more of the named characteristic, not better.

Schedule consistency80 → 85

Experimental schedule signal. Higher means more of the named characteristic, not better.

Potential advantages

What may improve

  • The target has a lower physical-demand signal.

Potential disadvantages

What needs checking

  • Individual eligibility, vacancies and local licensing details still require separate checking.

Difficulty contributors

Why lower

  • Limited direct overlap among listed strengths
  • Familiar work-context pattern
  • No higher typical education band
  • Lower visible qualification barrier

Next steps

Compare the options, then decide

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How scores work

Career-change scores are experimental

Pay and pathway details use the selected country. Fit, overlap, difficulty and retraining bands are OccupationHQ calculations. See how scores work.