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
technical sales representative
ESCO occupation · 28 essential, 27 optional skills. Click a skill to find jobs that mention it.
Essential skills
keep records on sales
maintain relationship with customers
characteristics of products
ensure compliance with legal requirements
record customers' personal data
answer requests for quotation
contact customers
communicate with customers
keep records of customer interaction
prioritise tasks
produce sales reports
prospect new customers
sales promotion techniques
ensure customer focus
respond to customers' inquiries
guarantee customer satisfaction
implement sales strategies
supervise sales activities
product comprehension
use customer relationship management software
have computer literacy
demonstrate motivation for sales
demonstrate products' features
characteristics of services
apply technical communication skills
provide customer follow-up services
implement customer follow-up
implement marketing strategies
Optional & specialised skills
issue sales invoices
types of maritime vessels
consumer protection
create solutions to problems
industrial tools
hardware, plumbing and heating equipment products
types of aircraft
market pricing
e-commerce systems
office equipment
credit card payments
chemical products
sales strategies
perform customers’ needs analysis
international commercial transactions rules
address problems critically
e-procurement
speak different languages
agricultural equipment
multimedia systems
machinery products
electronic communication
sales activities
textile industry machinery products
mining, construction and civil engineering machinery products
ICT software specifications
electronic and telecommunication equipment
Other matches: technical sales representative in chemical products · technical sales representative in mining and construction machinery · technical sales representative in hardware, plumbing and heating equipment · technical sales representative in agricultural machinery and equipment · technical sales representative in electronic and telecommunications equipment
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.