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
sexual violence counsellor
ESCO occupation · 52 essential, 1 optional skills. Click a skill to find jobs that mention it.
Essential skills
accept own accountability
undertake continuous professional development in social work
cooperate at inter-professional level
promote human rights
organise relapse prevention
follow health and safety precautions in social care practices
apply quality standards in social services
facilitate the healing process related to sexual assault
relate empathetically
work on the effects of abuse
provide social counselling
legal requirements in the social sector
deliver social services in diverse cultural communities
promote social change
client-centred counselling
apply socially just working principles
perform therapy sessions
listen actively
cognitive behavioural therapy
assess the development of youth
social sciences
counselling methods
promote the safeguarding of young people
maintain a non-emotional involvement
support the positiveness of youths
supervision of persons
promote inclusion
strategies for handling cases of sexual assault
human psychological development
assess social service users' situation
report on social development
respond to individuals' extreme emotions
communicate professionally with colleagues in other fields
adolescent psychological development
encourage counselled clients to examine themselves
maintain records of work with service users
have emotional intelligence
refer social service users
build helping relationship with social service users
social justice
handle conflicts
help clients make decisions during counselling sessions
behavioural therapy
manage social crisis
psychological theories
demonstrate leadership in social service cases
psychology
support young persons affected by sexual assault
maintain the trust of service users
communicate with social service users
reflexion
manage stress in organisation
Optional & specialised skills
Other matches: family planning counsellor · psychologist · social counsellor · educational counsellor · marriage counsellor
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.