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
sexual violence counsellor
ESCO occupation · 52 essential, 1 optional skills. Click a skill to find jobs that mention it.
Essential skills
follow health and safety precautions in social care practices
promote the safeguarding of young people
psychology
promote human rights
support young persons affected by sexual assault
facilitate the healing process related to sexual assault
encourage counselled clients to examine themselves
counselling methods
psychological theories
reflexion
demonstrate leadership in social service cases
refer social service users
promote inclusion
behavioural therapy
human psychological development
support the positiveness of youths
undertake continuous professional development in social work
accept own accountability
promote social change
maintain the trust of service users
cooperate at inter-professional level
client-centred counselling
manage social crisis
social justice
manage stress in organisation
assess social service users' situation
social sciences
report on social development
adolescent psychological development
help clients make decisions during counselling sessions
perform therapy sessions
have emotional intelligence
communicate with social service users
assess the development of youth
organise relapse prevention
relate empathetically
work on the effects of abuse
cognitive behavioural therapy
handle conflicts
supervision of persons
build helping relationship with social service users
apply quality standards in social services
apply socially just working principles
deliver social services in diverse cultural communities
strategies for handling cases of sexual assault
communicate professionally with colleagues in other fields
maintain records of work with service users
provide social counselling
respond to individuals' extreme emotions
listen actively
legal requirements in the social sector
maintain a non-emotional involvement
Optional & specialised skills
Other matches: family planning counsellor · psychologist · social counsellor · educational counsellor · marriage counsellor
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.