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