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name: animal-massage-therapist
description: "Occupational skill for the role 'animal massage therapist' (also: animal massage therapists, veterinary massage therapist, veterinary masseur, animal masseur). Use when the user asks for typical animal massage therapist work such as: typical animal massage therapist responsibilities"
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# Animal Massage Therapist

Animal massage therapists provide a therapeutic treatment following veterinary diagnosis or referral concentrating on manual and mechanical manipulation of soft tissues to promote healing and recovery in animals in accordance with national legislation.

## Core workflow


## How to use this skill

- Read [references/profile.md](references/profile.md) for the occupation profile and scope.
- Consult [references/tasks.md](references/tasks.md) for the full task and activity inventory.
- Check [references/skills.md](references/skills.md) for essential vs. optional competences.
- Check [references/tools.md](references/tools.md) for the software commonly used in this role.
- See [references/ai-skills.md](references/ai-skills.md) — matched external AI agent skills (per-source attribution).

## Key competences (essential)

- 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

## Hot technologies

- Autodesk AutoCAD
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Word
- Oracle PeopleSoft
- SAS
- Structured query language SQL

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*Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/0abed785-00f8-4692-9f5f-f2b56efdb829), O*NET 30.3 (19-1011.00, manual nearest match). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*