Massage Therapists
74% skill match · $58,450 · +29% pay
First step
- A professional certification is often expected.
- On-the-job training: anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month.
Is this right for you?
- Long hours on your feet
Jobs for Former Skincare Specialists
Skincare Specialists build service orientation, social perceptiveness and time management skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Massage Therapists (74%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Skills you enjoy
Pick the skills you want to keep using. The list re-ranks.Sorted by skill match.
25 careers that use your skills
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massage Therapists | 74% | $58,450 | +29% | None |
| 2 | Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors | 73% | $47,160 | +4% | None |
| 3 | Dental Assistants | 73% | $48,070 | +6% | None |
| 4 | Animal Trainers | 70% | $39,990 | −12% | None |
| 5 | Opticians, Dispensing | 70% | $47,260 | +4% | None |
| 6 | Nursing Assistants | 68% | $42,260 | −7% | None |
| 7 | Medical Assistants | 68% | $45,690 | +1% | None |
| 8 | Surgical Assistants | 67% | $66,800 | +47% | None |
| 9 | Embalmers | 67% | $58,780 | +30% | None |
| 10 | Photographers | 67% | $44,660 | −1% | None |
- 74%
- Median pay
- $58,450
- Pay change
- +29%
Extra educationNone - 73%
- Median pay
- $47,160
- Pay change
- +4%
Extra educationNone - 73%
- Median pay
- $48,070
- Pay change
- +6%
Extra educationNone - 70%
- Median pay
- $39,990
- Pay change
- −12%
Extra educationNone - 70%
- Median pay
- $47,260
- Pay change
- +4%
Extra educationNone - 68%
- Median pay
- $42,260
- Pay change
- −7%
Extra educationNone - 68%
- Median pay
- $45,690
- Pay change
- +1%
Extra educationNone - 67%
- Median pay
- $66,800
- Pay change
- +47%
Extra educationNone - 67%
- Median pay
- $58,780
- Pay change
- +30%
Extra educationNone - 67%
- Median pay
- $44,660
- Pay change
- −1%
Extra educationNone
Compared with Skincare Specialists, median $45,330. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
Your transferable skills
How important each skill is in work as skincare specialists (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
Service Orientation3.62
Social Perceptiveness3.12
Time Management3.00
Coordination3.00
Complex Problem Solving3.00
Judgment and Decision Making2.88
Skills to learn
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
- Equipment Maintenance
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Operations Monitoring
- Instructing
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Your top 3 moves, up close
A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors
73% skill match · $47,160 · +4% pay
First step
- Most common education: Post-Secondary Certificate (38% of workers).
- A professional certification is often expected.
- On-the-job training: anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month.
Skills to add
Instructing · Equipment Maintenance · Troubleshooting
Is this right for you?
- Long hours on your feet
Dental Assistants
73% skill match · $48,070 · +6% pay
First step
- Most common education: Post-Secondary Certificate (46% of workers).
- A certification can help.
- On-the-job training: over 6 months, up to and including 1 year.
Skills to add
Equipment Maintenance · Repairing · Operations Monitoring
Is this right for you?
- Exposure to disease or infection
- Long hours on your feet
- Dealing with conflict is part of the job
Similar roles in the same field
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
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Questions former skincare specialists ask
What jobs can former skincare specialists do?
The closest matches are Massage Therapists (74% skill match, median $58,450), Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors (73% skill match, median $47,160) and Dental Assistants (73% skill match, median $48,070), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Which skincare specialist career changes pay more?
Among the 25 matches, 15 pay more than skincare specialists at the median. The biggest increases: Funeral Home Managers (+74%, $78,790), Physical Therapist Assistants (+51%, $68,380) and Surgical Assistants (+47%, $66,800).
Do former skincare specialists need another degree?
25 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
How is the skill match calculated?
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.