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
surgical instrument maker
ESCO occupation · 18 essential, 18 optional skills. Click a skill to find jobs that mention it.
Essential skills
operate precision measuring equipment
test accuracy of surgical instruments
join metals
tend boring machine
heat metals
tend metal sawing machine
tend lathe
tend surface grinding machine
cold forging
hot forging
tend metal polishing machine
apply precision metalworking techniques
tend tumbling machine
metal smoothing technologies
assemble metal parts
operate drilling equipment
surgical instruments
manipulate stainless steel
Optional & specialised skills
use CAD software
medical devices materials
set up the controller of a machine
tend laser marking machine
manufacture medical devices
tend electroplating machine
ergonomics
electroplating processes
calibrate laboratory equipment
maintain medical devices
scale etchings
operate sand blasting cabinet
orthopaedic goods industry
calibrate electronic instruments
test medical devices
repair medical devices
ensure conformity to specifications
manipulate medical devices' materials
Other matches: idiophone musical instruments maker · wind musical instrument maker · membranophone musical instruments maker · stringed musical instrument maker · prosthetic-orthotics 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.