From: Health-related rehabilitation services: assessing the global supply of and need for human resources
Occupational category | ISCO code* | Examples of national occupation titles |
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Generalist medical practitioners | 2211 | General medical practitioner, Family medical practitioner, Primary health care physician |
Specialist medical practitioners | 2212 | Specialist physician (physical and rehabilitation medicine), Physiatrist, Orthopaedic surgeon |
Nursing professionals | 2221 | Specialist nurse (physical therapy) |
Physiotherapists | 2264 | Physiotherapist, Orthopaedic physical therapist |
Audiologists and speech therapists | 2266 | Audiologist, Speech therapist, Speech-language pathologist |
Other health professionals | 2269 | Occupational therapist |
Medical and dental prosthetic technicians | 3214 | Orthotist, Orthotic technician, Prosthetist, Prosthetic technician, Orthopaedic appliance technician |
Physiotherapy technicians and assistants | 3255 | Physiotherapy technician, Physiotherapy assistant, Rehabilitation technician, Massage therapy technician |
Other health associate professionals | 3259 | Respiratory therapy technician |