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
drug and alcohol addiction counsellor
ESCO occupation · 52 essential, 2 optional skills. Click a skill to find jobs that mention it.
Essential skills
listen actively
manage stress in organisation
deliver social services in diverse cultural communities
help clients make decisions during counselling sessions
supervision of persons
assess clients' drug and alcohol addictions
social justice
use motivational incentives in addiction counselling
promote human rights
refer social service users
reflexion
promote social change
follow health and safety precautions in social care practices
perform therapy sessions
undertake continuous professional development in social work
apply socially just working principles
communicate professionally with colleagues in other fields
promote inclusion
dependency on drugs
psychological theories
provide social counselling
have emotional intelligence
psychology
cognitive behavioural therapy
counselling methods
cooperate at inter-professional level
demonstrate leadership in social service cases
build helping relationship with social service users
social sciences
prepare youths for adulthood
behavioural therapy
assess social service users' situation
encourage counselled clients to examine themselves
adolescent psychological development
maintain the trust of service users
manage social crisis
promote the safeguarding of young people
organise relapse prevention
apply quality standards in social services
respond to individuals' extreme emotions
relate empathetically
communicate with social service users
maintain a non-emotional involvement
human psychological development
assess the development of youth
report on social development
handle conflicts
maintain records of work with service users
client-centred counselling
support the positiveness of youths
accept own accountability
legal requirements in the social sector
Optional & specialised skills
Other matches: substance misuse worker · social counsellor · housing support worker · benefits advice worker · educational 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.