Skills by Occupation
The skills each role needs — from the EU's official ESCO classification.
Software developer
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Electrician
Civil engineer
Graphic designer
pharmacy assistant
ESCO occupation · 42 essential, 11 optional skills. Click a skill to find jobs that mention it.
Essential skills
comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice
use e-health and mobile health technologies
maintain pharmaceutical records
deal with emergency care situations
communicate by telephone
check information on prescriptions
comply with legislation related to health care
process medical insurance claims
interact with healthcare users
operate cash point
medicines
ensure the appropriate supply in pharmacy
handle petty cash
inform policy makers on health-related challenges
accept own accountability
apply organisational techniques
manage healthcare users' data
maintain adequate medication storage conditions
provide health education
work in multidisciplinary health teams
transfer medication
promote inclusion
obtain healthcare user's medical status information
medicines for self-medication
adhere to organisational guidelines
communicate effectively in healthcare
listen actively
hygiene in a health care setting
manage the logistics of medicinal products
communicate with customers
ensure quality assurance for pharmaceutical products
prepare prescription labels
follow clinical guidelines
contribute to continuity of health care
respond to changing situations in health care
work in a multicultural environment in health care
ensure safety of healthcare users
take pharmaceutical inventory
check for medication expiry terms
advise on healthcare users' informed consent
empathise with the healthcare user
follow control of substances hazardous to health procedures
Optional & specialised skills
develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship
homeopathy
communicate in foreign languages with health service providers
educate on the prevention of illness
apply health sciences
operate cash register
apply context specific clinical competences
phytotherapy
provide pharmaceutical advice
pharmaceutical chemistry
pharmacokinetics
Other matches: pharmacy technician · pharmacy lecturer · specialist pharmacist · industrial pharmacist · hospital pharmacist
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.