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
medical sales representative
ESCO occupation · 20 essential, 16 optional skills. Click a skill to find jobs that mention it.
Essential skills
provide customers with order information
issue purchase orders
carry out sales analysis
health care system
sales argumentation
negotiate sales contracts
prospect new customers
advise on medical device features
pharmacovigilance legislation
medical terminology
medical devices materials
medical sales industry
keep records on sales
inform about the legal aspects of the medical device presented
advise customers on usage of medical products
medication classification
carry out event management
organise retail sampling events
supervise sales activities
sales strategies
Optional & specialised skills
perform market research
manage budgets
biomedical science
monitor technology trends
prepare exhibition marketing plan
work in a multicultural environment in health care
plan event marketing for promotional campaigns
drive vehicles
develop online sales business plan
merchandising techniques
medical statistics
apply social media marketing
digital marketing techniques
biomedical techniques
pharmacology
biosafety in biomedical laboratory
Other matches: technical sales representative · commercial sales representative · technical sales representative in hardware, plumbing and heating equipment · electricity sales representative · technical sales representative in chemical products
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.