Skills by Occupation
The skills each role needs — from the EU's official ESCO classification.
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pharmacy technician
ESCO occupation · 38 essential, 14 optional skills. Click a skill to find jobs that mention it.
Essential skills
provide health education
ensure safety of healthcare users
transfer medication
process medical insurance claims
contribute to continuity of health care
manage healthcare users' data
ensure the appropriate supply in pharmacy
deal with emergency care situations
accept own accountability
work in a multicultural environment in health care
take pharmaceutical inventory
interact with healthcare users
check information on prescriptions
use e-health and mobile health technologies
medicines for self-medication
communicate with customers
apply organisational techniques
manage the logistics of medicinal products
listen actively
obtain healthcare user's medical status information
refer healthcare users
work in multidisciplinary health teams
maintain adequate medication storage conditions
adhere to organisational guidelines
comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice
prepare prescription labels
respond to changing situations in health care
communicate by telephone
empathise with the healthcare user
comply with legislation related to health care
follow clinical guidelines
communicate effectively in healthcare
follow control of substances hazardous to health procedures
report medication interaction to pharmacist
operate cash register
maintain pharmaceutical records
ensure quality assurance for pharmaceutical products
promote inclusion
Optional & specialised skills
provide medication information
advise on healthcare users' informed consent
educate on the prevention of illness
inform policy makers on health-related challenges
communicate in foreign languages with health service providers
prepare doses of medication according to patient needs
provide pharmaceutical advice
develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship
prepare intravenous packs
employ foreign languages for health-related research
prioritise tasks
apply context specific clinical competences
apply health sciences
prepare medication from prescription
Other matches: pharmacy assistant · specialist pharmacist · pharmacy lecturer · industrial pharmacist · veterinary technician
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.