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
technical sales representative
ESCO occupation · 28 essential, 27 optional skills. Click a skill to find jobs that mention it.
Essential skills
prioritise tasks
answer requests for quotation
implement sales strategies
communicate with customers
have computer literacy
keep records of customer interaction
produce sales reports
guarantee customer satisfaction
characteristics of products
apply technical communication skills
demonstrate products' features
contact customers
supervise sales activities
use customer relationship management software
product comprehension
keep records on sales
implement marketing strategies
implement customer follow-up
maintain relationship with customers
sales promotion techniques
characteristics of services
prospect new customers
ensure compliance with legal requirements
demonstrate motivation for sales
ensure customer focus
respond to customers' inquiries
record customers' personal data
provide customer follow-up services
Optional & specialised skills
chemical products
textile industry machinery products
mining, construction and civil engineering machinery products
types of maritime vessels
electronic communication
ICT software specifications
sales strategies
agricultural equipment
international commercial transactions rules
address problems critically
perform customers’ needs analysis
office equipment
multimedia systems
e-commerce systems
hardware, plumbing and heating equipment products
consumer protection
create solutions to problems
types of aircraft
electronic and telecommunication equipment
sales activities
issue sales invoices
industrial tools
machinery products
credit card payments
market pricing
e-procurement
speak different languages
Other matches: technical sales representative in chemical products · technical sales representative in mining and construction machinery · technical sales representative in hardware, plumbing and heating equipment · technical sales representative in agricultural machinery and equipment · technical sales representative in electronic and telecommunications equipment
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.