# Competences — acupuncturist

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/2dcb5dad-1902-4051-9023-d725485479a7).

## Essential

- **accept own accountability** (skill/competence)
- **acupuncture methods** (knowledge)
- **advise on healthcare users' informed consent** (skill/competence)
- **advise on mental health** (skill/competence)
- **apply acupuncture** (skill/competence)
- **apply context specific clinical competences** (skill/competence)
- **biomedicine** (knowledge)
- **complementary and alternative medicine** (knowledge)
- **comply with legislation related to health care** (skill/competence)
- **comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice** (skill/competence)
- **develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship** (skill/competence)
- **develop therapeutic relationships** (skill/competence)
- **empathise with the healthcare user** (skill/competence)
- **ensure safety of healthcare users** (skill/competence)
- **follow clinical guidelines** (skill/competence)
- **follow-up on healthcare users' treatment** (skill/competence)
- **health care legislation** (knowledge)
- **human anatomy** (knowledge)
- **human physiology** (knowledge)
- **identify customer's needs** (skill/competence)
- **interact with healthcare users** (skill/competence)
- **listen actively** (skill/competence)
- **maintain work area cleanliness** (skill/competence)
- **manage healthcare users' data** (skill/competence)
- **observe healthcare users** (skill/competence)
- **obtain healthcare user's medical status information** (skill/competence)
- **pathologies treated by acupuncture** (knowledge)
- **provide health education** (skill/competence)
- **select acupuncture points** (skill/competence)
- **sterilization techniques** (knowledge)
- **traditional Chinese medicine** (knowledge)
- **undertake healthcare examination** (skill/competence)
- **work in multidisciplinary health teams** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- administrative tasks in a medical environment (knowledge)
- apply massage therapy (skill/competence)
- auriculotherapy (knowledge)
- carry out preventative internal medicine interventions (skill/competence)
- conduct cupping therapy (skill/competence)
- develop long-term treatment course for disorders in the glandular system (skill/competence)
- dietetics (knowledge)
- electrical stimulation in acupuncture (knowledge)
- general medicine (knowledge)
- multi-professional cooperation in health care (knowledge)
- offer advice on diet-related concerns (skill/competence)
- phytotherapy (knowledge)
- process medical insurance claims (skill/competence)
- promote inclusion (skill/competence)
- record healthcare users' billing information (skill/competence)
- refer healthcare users (skill/competence)
- tai chi (knowledge)
- therapeutic massage (knowledge)
- use e-health and mobile health technologies (skill/competence)
- use foreign languages in patient care (skill/competence)
- work in a multicultural environment in health care (skill/competence)

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 66 ads, as of 2026-07-08)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

### Hard skills

- acupuncture — **68 %**
- treatment planning — **45 %**
- patient assessment — **30 %**
- pain management — **20 %**

### Responsibilities

- patient education — **26 %**

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