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Aromatherapist

Latest available data: March 2025 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Aromatherapist Aromatherapy practitioner Aromatherapy specialist Clinical aromatherapy practitioner Master aromatherapist Practitioner of aromatherapy Relaxation therapist Specialist aromatherapist Traditional aromatherapist Traditional practitioner of aromatherapy

Aromatherapists use essential oils extracted from herbal products at the level of the interface skin and mucous membranes to improve the clients` well-being. They treat a variety of illnesses and physical or psychological conditions, under supervision and on a doctor's order.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Conducting physical examinations of patients and interviewing them and their families to determine their health status;
(b) Developing and implementing treatment plans for physical, mental and psychosocial ailments using applications such as acupuncture, ayurvedic, homeopathic and herbal medicine;
(c) Evaluating and documenting patients' progress through treatment plans;
(d) Providing health, nutrition and lifestyle advice to individuals, families and communities;
(e) Prescribing and preparing traditional medicines, such as herbal, plant, mineral and animal extracts, to stimulate the body's capacity for self-healing;
(f) Exchanging information about patients with other health care workers as needed to ensure continuing and comprehensive health care;
(g) Conducting research into traditional and complementary medicines and treatments and disseminating findings such as through scientific papers and reports.

Knowledge

  • Traditional and complementary medicine and therapy
  • Medicine
  • Therapy and rehabilitation
  • Management and administration
  • Psychology

Digital competencies

  • Developing professional relationships or networks
  • Providing medical advice
  • Complying with health and safety procedures
  • Assisting and caring
  • Prescribing and ordering medical tests, treatments or devices

Digital competencies

No skills and knowledge of the occupation have been found. Only skills and knowledge relevant and requested by companies in their job offers are displayed.

Personal competencies

  • Supporting others
  • Demonstrating willingness to learn
  • Processing information, ideas and concepts

Professional groups of the occupation

Professionals

Health professionals

Traditional and complementary medicine professionals

Traditional and complementary medicine professionals

Other occupations of the professional group

Do you want to know what the hiring rate for this occupation is in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Traditional and complementary medicine professionals

34

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

69,39%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

-41,38% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

94,12%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

76,47%

Part-time contracts

1,00% Turnover index

143

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

-1%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Health professionals

29%

71%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Health professionals

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Traditional and complementary medicine professionals

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Traditional and complementary medicine professionals

No experience
11%
Less than 1 year
13%
Between 1 and 2 years
44%
Between 2 and 4 years
16%
Between 4 and 8 years
7%
More than 8 years
9%
Education
24%
Human health and social work activities
15%
Other service activities
13%
Administrative and support service activities
12%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
12%
Others
24%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.