Skills by Occupation
The skills each role needs — from the EU's official ESCO classification.
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Accountant
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Electrician
Civil engineer
Graphic designer
farm manager
ESCO occupation · 13 essential, 22 optional skills. Click a skill to find jobs that mention it.
Essential skills
agricultural business management
assess the necessity of new farming technologies
operate farm equipment
agronomical production principles
present the farm facilities
negotiate loan agreements
market farm products
pollution prevention
environmental policy
manage farm supplies
manage farm products
manage production enterprise
supervise hygiene procedures in agricultural settings
Optional & specialised skills
handle chemical products for soil and plants
train employees
livestock
manage mechanically controlled livestock production environments
use a computer
implement marketing strategies
manage plans for the utilisation of organic by-products
monitor forage grazing plans
pest control in plants
maintain plant health
report pollution incidents
create crop protection plans
manage the health and welfare of livestock
manage plans for the storage of organic by-products
livestock species
manage livestock
maintain plant soil nutrition
create soil and plant improvement programmes
estimate harvest costs
implement sales strategies
maintain farm equipment
plant disease control
Other matches: mixed farmer · aquaculture husbandry manager · crop production manager · aquaculture mooring manager · delicatessen shop manager
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.