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
prosthetist-orthotist
ESCO occupation · 24 essential, 35 optional skills. Click a skill to find jobs that mention it.
Essential skills
ensure safety of healthcare users
design medical supportive devices
adhere to organisational guidelines
answer patients' questions
record healthcare users' progress related to treatment
interact with healthcare users
modify lifecasts
rehabilitation
kinetics
comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice
comply with legislation related to health care
contribute to continuity of health care
listen actively
human anatomy
prosthetic devices
communicate effectively in healthcare
instruct patients on supportive devices
advise on rehabilitation exercises
create lifecasts
apply health sciences
collect healthcare user's general data
contribute to the rehabilitation process
archive healthcare users' records
biomechanics
Optional & specialised skills
perform a prosthetic examination of the patient
repair prosthetic-orthotic devices
manipulate wood
recommend orthotic devices
finish prosthetic-orthotic devices
medical terminology
recommend orthopedic goods to customers depending on their condition
repair orthopedic goods
modify casts for prostheses
use e-health and mobile health technologies
develop therapeutic relationships
medical informatics
orthopaedic goods industry
pathology
maintain prosthetic-orthotic devices
manipulate prosthetic-orthotic device materials
place orders for orthopedic products
orthotics
pedorthics
hygiene in a health care setting
test prosthetic-orthotic devices
manipulate plastic
provide health education
orthopaedics
prosthetic-orthotic device materials
educate patient's relations on care
assist patients with rehabilitation
work in multidisciplinary health teams
first aid
respond to changing situations in health care
types of orthopedic supplies
record data from biomedical tests
orthopaedic conditions
identify patients' medical records
human physiology
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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.