Skills by Occupation
The skills each role needs — from the EU's official ESCO classification.
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Graphic designer
metal furniture machine operator
ESCO occupation · 19 essential, 18 optional skills. Click a skill to find jobs that mention it.
Essential skills
join metals
metal smoothing technologies
remove processed workpiece
remove inadequate workpieces
assemble metal parts
operate furniture machinery
use welding equipment
metalworking
quality standards
maintain furniture machinery
apply a protective layer
types of metal
heat metals
supply machine
fabricate metal parts
monitor automated machines
set up the controller of a machine
cut metal products
supply machine with appropriate tools
Optional & specialised skills
perform physical stress tests on models
repair furniture machinery
paint with a paint gun
operate lacquer spray gun
dispose of cutting waste material
perform test run
apply spraying techniques
perform product testing
technical drawings
record production data for quality control
CAD software
mark processed workpiece
wear appropriate protective gear
replace machines
inspect quality of products
write stress analysis reports
design prototypes
analyse stress resistance of products
Other matches: wooden furniture machine operator · plastic furniture machine operator · metal sawing machine operator · engraving machine operator · metal drawing machine operator
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.