Skills by Occupation
The skills each role needs — from the EU's official ESCO classification.
Software developer
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Accountant
Registered nurse
Electrician
Civil engineer
Graphic designer
waiter/waitress
ESCO occupation · 30 essential, 15 optional skills. Click a skill to find jobs that mention it.
Essential skills
identify customer's needs
serve food in table service
process payments
alcoholic beverage products
arrange tables
supervise food quality
assist VIP guests
advise guests on menus for special events
take food and beverage orders from customers
assist customers
prepare hot drinks
maintain personal hygiene standards
check dining room cleanliness
clean surfaces
prepare alcoholic beverages
work in a hospitality team
serve beverages
welcome restaurant guests
attend to detail regarding food and beverages
take payments for bills
comply with food safety and hygiene
measure customer feedback
serve wines
food and beverages on the menu
dietary regimes
prepare the restaurant for service
present menus
maintain customer service
assist clients with special needs
maintain relationship with customers
Optional & specialised skills
prepare flambeed dishes
recommend wines
maintain incident reporting records
dispose waste
laws regulating serving alcoholic drinks
apply foreign languages in hospitality
sparkling wines
educate customers on tea varieties
local area tourism industry
prepare service trolleys
decant wines
use food cutting tools
detect drug abuse
educate customers on coffee varieties
process reservations
Other matches: head waiter/head waitress · sommelier · cocktail bartender · head sommelier
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.