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3.4 KiB

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)

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 %