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