Skills by Occupation
The skills each role needs — from the EU's official ESCO classification.
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occupational therapist
ESCO occupation · 73 essential, 13 optional skills. Click a skill to find jobs that mention it.
Essential skills
undertake healthcare examination
develop a rehabilitation programme
facilitate healthcare user's engagement in occupations
assist healthcare users achieve autonomy in everyday activities
follow clinical guidelines
apply techniques of occupational therapy
apply health sciences
identify the healthcare user’s personal capacity
health care legislation
apply organisational techniques
contribute to continuity of health care
sociology
medical informatics
develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship
monitor patients' progress related to treatment
create individual treatment programmes
movement techniques
ensure safety of healthcare users
provide assistive technology
occupational physiology
geriatrics
general medicine
occupational science
pathology
community-based rehabilitation
encourage healthcare user's self-monitoring
Motivate patiens
neurology
occupational therapy theories
ergonomics
perform patient activity analyses
use e-health and mobile health technologies
hygiene in a health care setting
advise on healthcare users' informed consent
respond to changing situations in health care
inform policy makers on health-related challenges
orthopaedics
remediate healthcare user's occupational performance
work in multidisciplinary health teams
human anatomy
empathise with the healthcare user
human physiology
paediatrics
use computer programs to improve patients' skills
communicate effectively in healthcare
comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice
educate patient's relations on care
deal with emergency care situations
supervision of persons
accept own accountability
health care occupation-specific ethics
work in a multicultural environment in health care
record healthcare users' progress related to treatment
advise on environmental alterations
physical medicine
promote inclusion
adhere to organisational guidelines
provide health education
exercise patience
manage healthcare users' data
instruct on the use of special equipment for daily activities
medical terminology
psychology
professional documentation in health care
psychiatry
assess risks for the elderly
interact with healthcare users
vocational rehabilitation
comply with legislation related to health care
apply context specific clinical competences
educate on the prevention of illness
listen actively
perform occupation analyses
Optional & specialised skills
provide early intervention therapy to infants
disorders affecting self-awareness
mechanotherapy
osteopathy
employ foreign languages for health-related research
assist in performing physical exercises
manage occupational therapy students
assist children with special needs in education settings
first aid
bobath therapy
ensure proper appointment administration
pedagogy
employ foreign languages in care
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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.