Skills by Occupation
The skills each role needs — from the EU's official ESCO classification.
Software developer
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Accountant
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Electrician
Civil engineer
Graphic designer
wave soldering machine operator
ESCO occupation · 16 essential, 17 optional skills. Click a skill to find jobs that mention it.
Essential skills
prepare board for soldering
temperature scales
ensure public safety and security
quality standards
ensure conformity to specifications
solder components onto electronic board
printed circuit boards
maintain furnace temperature
circuit diagrams
inspect quality of products
monitor machine operations
read standard blueprints
operate wave soldering machine
measure furnace temperature
read assembly drawings
assemble printed circuit boards
Optional & specialised skills
write records for repairs
surface-mount technology
clean printed circuit board
test printed circuit boards
report defective manufacturing materials
apply technical communication skills
through-hole technology
use CAM software
check for solder defects
resolve equipment malfunctions
keep records of work progress
printed circuit boards testing methods
repair electronic components
apply health and safety standards
dispose of soldering waste
oversee logistics of finished products
IPC standards
Other matches: surface-mount technology machine operator · solderer · corrugator operator · brazier · chain making machine operator
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.