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
graphic designer
ESCO occupation · 15 essential, 35 optional skills. Click a skill to find jobs that mention it.
Essential skills
desktop publishing
finish project within budget
perform market research
use creative suite software
convert scribbles into virtual sketches
copyright legislation
graphic design
translate requirement concepts into visual design
identify customer's needs
design prototypes
develop creative ideas
adapt to type of media
design graphics
follow a brief
respect publication formats
Optional & specialised skills
apply 3D imaging techniques
advertising techniques
Adobe Illustrator
create 3D characters
Adobe Photoshop
use traditional illustration techniques
create advertisements
use photographic equipment
use digital illustration techniques
edit photographs
develop animations
SketchBook Pro
graphics editor software
manage contracts
publishing industry
edit digital moving images
motion graphics
create moving images
operate 3D computer graphics software
photography
GIMP (graphics editor software)
edit negatives
digital compositing
aesthetics
create 3D environments
Synfig
Microsoft Visio
3D lighting
3D modelling
brainstorm ideas
apply desktop publishing techniques
use CAD software
meet expectations of target audience
create animated narratives
draw design sketches
Other matches: typesetter · desktop publisher · digital printer · industrial tool design engineer · design and applied arts vocational teacher
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.