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
prosthetist-orthotist
ESCO occupation · 24 essential, 35 optional skills. Click a skill to find jobs that mention it.
Essential skills
listen actively
instruct patients on supportive devices
modify lifecasts
adhere to organisational guidelines
ensure safety of healthcare users
prosthetic devices
contribute to continuity of health care
communicate effectively in healthcare
rehabilitation
apply health sciences
interact with healthcare users
record healthcare users' progress related to treatment
kinetics
human anatomy
archive healthcare users' records
advise on rehabilitation exercises
answer patients' questions
comply with legislation related to health care
biomechanics
create lifecasts
comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice
collect healthcare user's general data
design medical supportive devices
contribute to the rehabilitation process
Optional & specialised skills
identify patients' medical records
develop therapeutic relationships
place orders for orthopedic products
educate patient's relations on care
manipulate prosthetic-orthotic device materials
repair orthopedic goods
pathology
respond to changing situations in health care
perform a prosthetic examination of the patient
work in multidisciplinary health teams
hygiene in a health care setting
manipulate wood
medical terminology
manipulate plastic
pedorthics
finish prosthetic-orthotic devices
assist patients with rehabilitation
test prosthetic-orthotic devices
recommend orthopedic goods to customers depending on their condition
repair prosthetic-orthotic devices
medical informatics
first aid
orthopaedics
modify casts for prostheses
human physiology
orthopaedic conditions
record data from biomedical tests
use e-health and mobile health technologies
provide health education
orthotics
prosthetic-orthotic device materials
recommend orthotic devices
maintain prosthetic-orthotic devices
types of orthopedic supplies
orthopaedic goods industry
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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.