Skills by Occupation
The skills each role needs — from the EU's official ESCO classification.
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Civil engineer
Graphic designer
pharmacy technician
ESCO occupation · 38 essential, 14 optional skills. Click a skill to find jobs that mention it.
Essential skills
interact with healthcare users
follow control of substances hazardous to health procedures
report medication interaction to pharmacist
take pharmaceutical inventory
manage healthcare users' data
accept own accountability
maintain adequate medication storage conditions
process medical insurance claims
provide health education
ensure safety of healthcare users
adhere to organisational guidelines
check information on prescriptions
refer healthcare users
communicate effectively in healthcare
communicate with customers
transfer medication
contribute to continuity of health care
follow clinical guidelines
medicines for self-medication
manage the logistics of medicinal products
operate cash register
use e-health and mobile health technologies
comply with legislation related to health care
empathise with the healthcare user
work in multidisciplinary health teams
obtain healthcare user's medical status information
apply organisational techniques
prepare prescription labels
deal with emergency care situations
respond to changing situations in health care
ensure quality assurance for pharmaceutical products
ensure the appropriate supply in pharmacy
communicate by telephone
listen actively
work in a multicultural environment in health care
promote inclusion
comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice
maintain pharmaceutical records
Optional & specialised skills
communicate in foreign languages with health service providers
prepare doses of medication according to patient needs
prepare medication from prescription
prepare intravenous packs
educate on the prevention of illness
provide pharmaceutical advice
employ foreign languages for health-related research
advise on healthcare users' informed consent
apply context specific clinical competences
inform policy makers on health-related challenges
apply health sciences
develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship
prioritise tasks
provide medication information
Other matches: pharmacy assistant · specialist pharmacist · pharmacy lecturer · industrial pharmacist · veterinary technician
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.