Skills by Occupation
The skills each role needs — from the EU's official ESCO classification.
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emergency ambulance driver
ESCO occupation · 33 essential, 14 optional skills. Click a skill to find jobs that mention it.
Essential skills
adhere to organisational guidelines
provide first aid
transfer patients to and from ambulance vehicles
listen actively
hygiene in a health care setting
ensure ambulance roadworthiness
communicate effectively in healthcare
health care legislation
medical dispatch
assist ambulance paramedics
infection control
pathogenic microorganisms
drive ambulance under emergency conditions
human anatomy
clean vehicle interiors
monitor patients during transfer to hospital
comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice
first aid
follow verbal instructions
resuscitation
empathise with the healthcare user
special equipment in emergency
comply with legislation related to health care
work in multidisciplinary teams related to emergency care
write reports on emergency cases
maintain emergency vehicle equipment
position patients undergoing interventions
operational tactics for emergency responses
transfer patients
operate an emergency communication system
health care occupation-specific ethics
tolerate stress
emergency cases
Optional & specialised skills
operate specialised equipment in emergency
maintain order at scenes of accidents
pharmacology
pilot boat for medical emergency services
assess nature of injury in emergency
handle patient trauma
perform multiple tasks at the same time
decontaminate ambulance interior
childbirth
apply organisational techniques
drive helicopter under emergency conditions
disability care
communicate in foreign languages with health service providers
sanitary technology
Other matches: patient transport services driver · emergency medical dispatcher · paramedic in emergency responses · fire service vehicle operator · taxi driver
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.