Skills by Occupation
The skills each role needs — from the EU's official ESCO classification.
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Accountant
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Electrician
Civil engineer
Graphic designer
livestock worker
ESCO occupation · 14 essential, 32 optional skills. Click a skill to find jobs that mention it.
Essential skills
operate agricultural machinery
control livestock disease
maintain the farm
perform farm equipment hygiene
animal nutrition
computerised feeding systems
maintain farm equipment
breed stock
manage the health and welfare of livestock
livestock feeding
maintain pastures
biology
assist animal birth
agronomical production principles
Optional & specialised skills
order supplies
monitor crops
operate dairy farms
monitor the production of eggs
manage crop production
process dairy farm products
maintain linen operation
install irrigation systems
serve food in table service
harvest crop
manage grain storage
milk animals
agritourism
equine dental diseases
skin animals
clean rooms
manage farm supplies
store raw food materials
train horses
handle feathers
carry out specialised procedures for pigs
catch poultry on a farm
process harvested honey
present the farm facilities
direct the preparation of food
slaughter fur animals
arrange tables
cut teeth
dock tails
shearing of wool
perform milk control
raise hens
Other matches: livestock advisor · mixed farmer · crop production worker · civil engineering worker · community social worker
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.