Skills by Occupation
The skills each role needs — from the EU's official ESCO classification.
Software developer
Data analyst
Web developer
Network engineer
Database administrator
Accountant
Registered nurse
Electrician
Civil engineer
Graphic designer
drug and alcohol addiction counsellor
ESCO occupation · 52 essential, 2 optional skills. Click a skill to find jobs that mention it.
Essential skills
build helping relationship with social service users
support the positiveness of youths
reflexion
follow health and safety precautions in social care practices
assess the development of youth
counselling methods
assess clients' drug and alcohol addictions
behavioural therapy
apply quality standards in social services
legal requirements in the social sector
handle conflicts
manage stress in organisation
promote inclusion
psychology
cooperate at inter-professional level
provide social counselling
promote human rights
deliver social services in diverse cultural communities
maintain records of work with service users
promote the safeguarding of young people
communicate with social service users
assess social service users' situation
perform therapy sessions
respond to individuals' extreme emotions
social sciences
undertake continuous professional development in social work
adolescent psychological development
dependency on drugs
demonstrate leadership in social service cases
have emotional intelligence
maintain a non-emotional involvement
communicate professionally with colleagues in other fields
accept own accountability
organise relapse prevention
social justice
maintain the trust of service users
supervision of persons
encourage counselled clients to examine themselves
promote social change
psychological theories
human psychological development
client-centred counselling
relate empathetically
cognitive behavioural therapy
refer social service users
use motivational incentives in addiction counselling
report on social development
listen actively
manage social crisis
apply socially just working principles
prepare youths for adulthood
help clients make decisions during counselling sessions
Optional & specialised skills
Other matches: substance misuse worker · social counsellor · housing support worker · benefits advice worker · educational counsellor
Coming next: live skill demand and trends — how often each skill
actually appears in job ads — arrive with the EURES / Cedefop integration. The skills above
are the canonical requirements for the role from the EU ESCO taxonomy.