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
moving truck driver
ESCO occupation · 21 essential, 18 optional skills. Click a skill to find jobs that mention it.
Essential skills
interpret traffic signals
ensure vehicle operability
road transport legislation
use communication equipment
vehicle cargo capacity
follow work procedures
read pictograms
read maps
manoeuvre heavy trucks
operate GPS systems
load bulk trucks
use equipment for safe stowage
perform defensive driving
drive in urban areas
handle delivery of furniture goods
road traffic laws
mechanical components of vehicles
store warehouse goods with precision
perform cleaning duties
communicate with customers
carry objects
Optional & specialised skills
apply techniques for stacking goods into containers
maintain inventory of tools
stack packaged items
pack goods
determine cargo loading sequence
hazards associated with loading dangerous goods
analyse requirements for moving goods
assemble goods
use packaging equipment
health and safety measures in transportation
animal transport regulations
execute vehicle maintenance
use traditional toolbox tools
organise weight of loads according to lifting equipment capacity
electricity
load animals for transportation
animal transportation vehicles
mechanics
Other matches: cargo vehicle driver · surface mine plant operator · dangerous goods driver · concrete pump operator · forklift operator
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.