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Career Guidance Knowledge engineering, manufacturing and construction K071 - engineering and engineering trades K0719 - engineering and engineering trades not elsewhere classified Orthotics
Description
The manufacture and design of devices used to modify structural functions of the skeletal system.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 0 occupations
- Optional in 2 occupations
- Total: 2 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 3 (Technicians and associate professionals)
Optional for
- Prosthetist-orthotistProsthetist-orthotists design and custom fit prostheses and orthoses for individuals who are missing a limb from accident, disease, or congenital conditions or for individuals who …
- PodiatristPodiatrists are foot specialists who study foot physiology and pathology from a structural and functional standpoint. They assess, diagnose, and treat physical, sporting injuries, …
Related skills
- Biomechanics
- Human physiology
- Kinetics
- Orthopaedic conditions
- Comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice
- Interact with healthcare users
- Recommend orthotic devices
- Human anatomy
- Comply with legislation related to health care
- Ensure safety of healthcare users
- Provide footwear advice to patients
- Finish prosthetic-orthotic devices
Last updated on February 18, 2026
