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Aromatherapist resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what aromatherapists actually do day to day, not generic filler. Download and replace the bracketed placeholders with your own details.
Which resume format should you use?
Reverse chronological
You have a steady work history. This is the format almost every recruiter and ATS expects by default.
Functional
You're changing fields or have gaps in your employment. Leads with skills rather than a job-by-job timeline.
Combination
You're early career or have worked consistently but for only a few employers. Blends a skills summary with a shorter chronological history.
This template uses the reverse chronological format: the one most aromatherapists should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Aromatherapist who blends essential oils with carrier oils for massage, inhalation and topical treatments. Assesses client health history, selects oils at safe dilutions and maintains clear treatment records. Works in wellness clinics, spas or private practice, often alongside massage therapy.
Key skills
- Personal care services
- Health education and advice
- Client relationships and advisory
- Written communication
- Empathy and interpersonal care
- Attention to detail
- Safety and compliance awareness
- Essential oil blending and safe dilution
- Aromatherapy massage
- Treatment record keeping
- Oil inventory management
- Cliniko
- Mindbody
- Jane App
- Square Appointments
Experience: example bullet points
- Consulted clients on health history and treatment goals, flagging contraindications before recommending a blend.
- Blended essential oils with carrier oils to safe dilutions, using a reference chart that reduced mixing errors across the treatment room.
- Performed aromatherapy massage and topical applications, with clients often rebooking after reporting improved sleep and less muscle tension.
- Recommended inhalation and bath blends for home use, writing simple instructions that clients could follow without follow up calls.
- Maintained treatment records and oil inventory, cutting stock shortages from weekly to rare by tracking usage patterns.
Education
Certificate IV in Aromatherapy or Diploma of Remedial Massage with aromatherapy electives, with some practitioners holding a Bachelor of Health Science and others entering after Year 12 with in house training.
Keywords an ATS is likely to scan for
Applicant tracking systems match your resume against terms in the job ad before a person ever sees it. Only include the ones that actually apply to your experience, but if a term below matches something you've done, use the same wording the job ad uses.
- Aromatherapy
- Essential oils
- Carrier oils
- Aromatherapy massage
- Clinical aromatherapy
- Safe dilution
- Treatment records
- Infection control
- First aid
- Working with Children Check
- Police Check
- ATMS
- IAAMA
- IICT
- HICAPS
- Private health fund rebates
Getting past ATS screening
- Match the specific skills, certifications and terms used in the job ad, not just your own wording for the same thing.
- Keep formatting simple: no tables, text boxes, columns, headers/footers or graphics. Parsers frequently drop content placed in these.
- Submit as .docx or PDF unless the job ad specifies otherwise.
- Use standard section headings (Experience, Education, Skills) rather than creative alternatives.
- List your core skills and technical competencies in their own section so a keyword scan can find them instantly.
This is a starting point, not a guarantee of interviews. Tailor every bullet point to your own real experience and the specific job ad.