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
graphic designer
ESCO occupation · 15 essential, 35 optional skills. Click a skill to find jobs that mention it.
Essential skills
follow a brief
convert scribbles into virtual sketches
respect publication formats
translate requirement concepts into visual design
design prototypes
graphic design
use creative suite software
adapt to type of media
desktop publishing
copyright legislation
design graphics
perform market research
identify customer's needs
develop creative ideas
finish project within budget
Optional & specialised skills
create advertisements
3D lighting
edit negatives
Adobe Photoshop
draw design sketches
use CAD software
edit photographs
advertising techniques
GIMP (graphics editor software)
create animated narratives
create 3D environments
manage contracts
use digital illustration techniques
apply desktop publishing techniques
Synfig
Adobe Illustrator
digital compositing
aesthetics
SketchBook Pro
create moving images
edit digital moving images
brainstorm ideas
operate 3D computer graphics software
motion graphics
Microsoft Visio
graphics editor software
use traditional illustration techniques
use photographic equipment
apply 3D imaging techniques
photography
publishing industry
3D modelling
create 3D characters
develop animations
meet expectations of target audience
Other matches: typesetter · desktop publisher · digital printer · industrial tool design engineer · design and applied arts vocational teacher
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.