# Competences — masseur/masseuse

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/1978c6ff-37b4-48f1-9aa6-88b9c568f74f).

## Essential

- **accept own accountability** (skill/competence)
- **apply massage therapy** (skill/competence)
- **communicate with customers** (skill/competence)
- **contraindications** (knowledge)
- **develop personalised massage plan** (skill/competence)
- **give massages** (skill/competence)
- **identify customer's needs** (skill/competence)
- **maintain customer service** (skill/competence)
- **maintain personal hygiene standards** (skill/competence)
- **maintain privacy of service users** (skill/competence)
- **manage personal professional development** (skill/competence)
- **massage theory** (knowledge)
- **massage types** (knowledge)
- **work ergonomically** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- administer appointments (skill/competence)
- administer hydrotherapy (skill/competence)
- apply acupuncture (skill/competence)
- apply aromatherapy (skill/competence)
- apply deep tissue massage (skill/competence)
- apply sports massage (skill/competence)
- apply thermotherapy (skill/competence)
- balneotherapy (knowledge)
- conduct pregnancy massages (skill/competence)
- cosmetic manicure (knowledge)
- cosmetic pedicure (knowledge)
- cosmetics (knowledge)
- develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship (skill/competence)
- electrotherapy (knowledge)
- energy therapy (knowledge)
- etiopathy (knowledge)
- fasciatherapy (knowledge)
- give shiatsu massages (skill/competence)
- hydrotherapy (knowledge)
- kinetics (knowledge)
- liaise with industry experts (skill/competence)
- maintain equipment (skill/competence)
- maintain professional administration (skill/competence)
- manage a small-to-medium business (skill/competence)
- musculoskeletal anatomy (knowledge)
- order supplies (skill/competence)
- perform facial treatment (skill/competence)
- pluck hair (skill/competence)
- process payments (skill/competence)
- provide individual exercise programmes (skill/competence)
- reflexology (knowledge)
- shiatsu (knowledge)
- skin types (knowledge)
- use hair removal lasers (skill/competence)