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
bereavement counsellor
ESCO occupation · 46 essential, 1 optional skills. Click a skill to find jobs that mention it.
Essential skills
maintain records of work with service users
maintain the trust of service users
refer social service users
respond to individuals' extreme emotions
communicate professionally with colleagues in other fields
apply socially just working principles
report on social development
promote inclusion
legal requirements in the social sector
human psychological development
counselling methods
have emotional intelligence
deliver social services in diverse cultural communities
assess social service users' situation
accept own accountability
provide social counselling
supervision of persons
reflexion
psychological theories
relate empathetically
maintain a non-emotional involvement
build helping relationship with social service users
promote human rights
behavioural therapy
help clients cope with grief
social justice
manage social crisis
client-centred counselling
communicate with social service users
stages of bereavement
psychology
social sciences
organise relapse prevention
encourage counselled clients to examine themselves
demonstrate leadership in social service cases
handle conflicts
listen actively
help clients make decisions during counselling sessions
manage stress in organisation
cognitive behavioural therapy
cooperate at inter-professional level
undertake continuous professional development in social work
promote social change
follow health and safety precautions in social care practices
apply quality standards in social services
perform therapy sessions
Optional & specialised skills
Other matches: social counsellor · educational counsellor · marriage counsellor · drug and alcohol addiction counsellor · sexual violence 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.