Skills by Occupation
The skills each role needs — from the EU's official ESCO classification.
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Graphic designer
metal furniture machine operator
ESCO occupation · 19 essential, 18 optional skills. Click a skill to find jobs that mention it.
Essential skills
types of metal
monitor automated machines
metalworking
assemble metal parts
quality standards
remove inadequate workpieces
join metals
set up the controller of a machine
cut metal products
heat metals
maintain furniture machinery
metal smoothing technologies
use welding equipment
supply machine with appropriate tools
operate furniture machinery
remove processed workpiece
fabricate metal parts
apply a protective layer
supply machine
Optional & specialised skills
inspect quality of products
technical drawings
paint with a paint gun
record production data for quality control
mark processed workpiece
dispose of cutting waste material
perform test run
apply spraying techniques
CAD software
perform product testing
repair furniture machinery
analyse stress resistance of products
write stress analysis reports
wear appropriate protective gear
operate lacquer spray gun
design prototypes
replace machines
perform physical stress tests on models
Other matches: wooden furniture machine operator · plastic furniture machine operator · metal sawing machine operator · engraving machine operator · metal drawing 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.