Skills by Occupation
The skills each role needs — from the EU's official ESCO classification.
Software developer
Data analyst
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Network engineer
Database administrator
Accountant
Registered nurse
Electrician
Civil engineer
Graphic designer
nurse assistant
ESCO occupation · 37 essential, 21 optional skills. Click a skill to find jobs that mention it.
Essential skills
implement fundamentals of nursing
comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice
ensure safety of healthcare users
health care legislation
hygiene in a health care setting
interact with healthcare users
comply with legislation related to health care
communicate effectively in healthcare
work with nursing staff
monitor basic patients signs
disability care
implement nursing care
accept own accountability
work in multidisciplinary health teams
contribute to continuity of health care
empathise with the healthcare user
apply nursing care in long-term care
nursing principles
respond to changing situations in health care
person centred care
plan nursing care
solve problems in healthcare
listen actively
provide basic support to patients
advise on healthcare users' informed consent
follow clinical guidelines
nursing science
provide professional care in nursing
apply person-centred care
apply health sciences
address problems critically
promote inclusion
identify abnormalities
support nurses
communicate with nursing staff
first aid
apply sustainability principles in health care
Optional & specialised skills
deal with emergency care situations
promote a positive image of nursing
adolescence medicine
primary care
medicines
pharmacology
pathology
safe management of medicines
innovation in nursing
acute care
palliative care
paediatrics
human anatomy
resuscitation
geriatrics
distribute meals to patients
human physiology
use electronic health records in nursing
infection control
disability types
general medicine
Other matches: palliative care social worker · dental chairside assistant · veterinary nurse · midwife · healthcare assistant
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.