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32209.01 – Herbalists

Herbalists are practitioners of natural healing who provide an alternative form of health care to patients.

Overview

Example job titles

  • Herbalist

Core competencies

  • Social Perceptiveness to understand patients' emotions, lifestyles and cultural backgrounds to better convey information about herbal remedies, treatment plans and health education to patients
  • Oral Communication: Active Listening to listen to patients' concerns, symptoms and treatment history to tailor herbal treatment plans to individual needs
  • Pattern Identification to recognize recurring themes or patterns in a patient's symptoms, health history and overall constitution
  • Problem Identification and Deductive Reasoning to assess patient symptoms, medical history and lifestyle factors to accurately diagnose or develop appropriate herbal remedies
  • Attention to Detail to gather all relevant information for formulating personalized plant-based medicines that require precise preparation and dosage
  • Knowledge in Biology to comprehend the physiological processes underlying health and disease and the use of medicinal herbs to address them

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Assess patients and advise them on the use of herbs for the treatment of conditions such as arthritis, rheumatism, asthma, skin disorders and stomach ailments
  • May cultivate herbs and manufacture and sell herbal compounds.

Additional information

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Similar occupations classified elsewhere

Exclusions:

  • Dietitians and nutritionists (31121)
  • Doctors of naturopathics medicine (31209.03)
  • Massage therapists (32201)
  • Midwives (31303.02)
  • Traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and acupuncturists (32200)

NOC hierarchy breakdown

NOC version

NOC 2021 Version 1.0

Broad occupational category

3 – Health occupations

TEER

2 – Occupations usually require a college diploma or apprenticeship training of two or more years; or supervisory occupations

Major group

32 – Technical occupations in health

Sub-major group

322 – Practitioners of natural healing

Minor group

3220 – Practitioners of natural healing

Unit group

32209 – Other practitioners of natural healing

Occupational profile

32209.01 – Herbalists

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