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The skills this job asks for, and the level for each.
177 skills listed by ESCO, 109 of them essential. 177 are in our skills list and linked; we measure a match on those. ESCO gives no levels, so we ask for level 3 on an essential skill and 2 on the rest.
Occupation: ISCO-08 occupations (International Labour Organization). Skills: This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission (v1.2.1, CC BY 4.0), modified by CareersMatch.
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Showing 10 of 177, essentials first. The table below lists them all.
| Skill | Type | Necessity | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| achieve sales targets | skill | essential | 3 |
| Adaptability | competency | essential | 3 |
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What this path asks for comes from O*NET 31.0 (U.S. Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0), through the official ISCO-08 to US occupation crosswalk. A competency is essential where O*NET rates it at least 3.5 of 5 in importance.
| advise customers on motor vehicles | skill | essential | 3 |
| advise on carbon emissions reduction | skill | essential | 3 |
| advise on heating systems energy efficiency | skill | essential | 3 |
| advise on medical device features | skill | essential | 3 |
| advise on medical products | skill | essential | 3 |
| advise on merchandise features | skill | essential | 3 |
| agricultural equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| alternative energy | skill | essential | 3 |
| answer requests for quotation | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply health and safety standards | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply technical communication skills | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply territory planning | skill | essential | 3 |
| assess customers | skill | essential | 3 |
| build business relationships | skill | essential | 3 |
| calculate costs of repair operations | skill | essential | 3 |
| capital goods industry | skill | essential | 3 |
| carry out event management | skill | essential | 3 |
| carry out sales analysis | skill | essential | 3 |
| characteristics of products | skill | essential | 3 |
| characteristics of services | skill | essential | 3 |
| check finished vehicles for quality control | skill | essential | 3 |
| chemical products | skill | essential | 3 |
| Collaboration | competency | essential | 3 |
| communicate with customers | skill | essential | 3 |
| Communication | competency | essential | 3 |
| consumer protection | skill | essential | 3 |
| contact customers | skill | essential | 3 |
| coordinate automotive repair and maintenance service | skill | essential | 3 |
| corporate sustainability | skill | essential | 3 |
| create solutions to problems | skill | essential | 3 |
| customer relationship management | skill | essential | 3 |
| customer service | skill | essential | 3 |
| demonstrate motivation for sales | skill | essential | 3 |
| demonstrate products' features | skill | essential | 3 |
| develop professional network | skill | essential | 3 |
| domestic heating systems | skill | essential | 3 |
| electricity market | skill | essential | 3 |
| energy conservation | skill | essential | 3 |
| energy efficiency | skill | essential | 3 |
| ensure client orientation | skill | essential | 3 |
| ensure compliance with legal requirements | skill | essential | 3 |
| ensure compliance with warranty contracts | skill | essential | 3 |
| execute after sales activities | skill | essential | 3 |
| guarantee customer satisfaction | skill | essential | 3 |
| hardware, plumbing and heating equipment products | skill | essential | 3 |
| have computer literacy | skill | essential | 3 |
| health care system | skill | essential | 3 |
| identify customer's needs | skill | essential | 3 |
| identify energy needs | skill | essential | 3 |
| implement customer follow-up | skill | essential | 3 |
| implement marketing strategies | skill | essential | 3 |
| implement sales strategies | skill | essential | 3 |
| industrial heating systems | skill | essential | 3 |
| industrial tools | skill | essential | 3 |
| Influence | competency | essential | 3 |
| inform customers on energy consumption fees | skill | essential | 3 |
| inform on government funding | skill | essential | 3 |
| instruct on energy saving technologies | skill | essential | 3 |
| issue purchase orders | skill | essential | 3 |
| issue sales quotations for repairs or maintenance | skill | essential | 3 |
| keep records of customer interaction | skill | essential | 3 |
| keep records on sales | skill | essential | 3 |
| keep up-to-date on manufacturer's policies | skill | essential | 3 |
| machinery products | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain customer records | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain parts inventory | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain relationship with customers | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain vehicle records | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintenance operations | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage schedule of tasks | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage vehicle services' financial resources | skill | essential | 3 |
| market analysis | skill | essential | 3 |
| medical devices materials | skill | essential | 3 |
| medical sales industry | skill | essential | 3 |
| medical terminology | skill | essential | 3 |
| medication classification | skill | essential | 3 |
| mining, construction and civil engineering machinery products | skill | essential | 3 |
| negotiate sales contracts | skill | essential | 3 |
| office equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| organise retail sampling events | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform market research | skill | essential | 3 |
| pharmacovigilance legislation | skill | essential | 3 |
| photovoltaic systems | skill | essential | 3 |
| Problem Solving and Critical Thinking | competency | essential | 3 |
| produce sales reports | skill | essential | 3 |
| product comprehension | skill | essential | 3 |
| promote environmental awareness | skill | essential | 3 |
| promote sustainable energy | skill | essential | 3 |
| prospect new customers | skill | essential | 3 |
| provide customer follow-up services | skill | essential | 3 |
| provide customer information related to repairs | skill | essential | 3 |
| provide customers with order information | skill | essential | 3 |
| provide information on geothermal heat pumps | skill | essential | 3 |
| provide information on solar panels | skill | essential | 3 |
| provide information on wind turbines | skill | essential | 3 |
| provide legal information on medical devices | skill | essential | 3 |
| purchase vehicle parts | skill | essential | 3 |
| record customers' personal data | skill | essential | 3 |
| renewable energy | skill | essential | 3 |
| resource-efficient technologies | skill | essential | 3 |
| respond to customers' inquiries | skill | essential | 3 |
| sales argumentation | skill | essential | 3 |
| sales promotion techniques | skill | essential | 3 |
| sales strategies | skill | essential | 3 |
| solar energy | skill | essential | 3 |
| solar products | skill | essential | 3 |
| supervise sales activities | skill | essential | 3 |
| textile industry machinery products | skill | essential | 3 |
| types of aircraft | skill | essential | 3 |
| types of maritime vessels | skill | essential | 3 |
| use customer relationship management software | skill | essential | 3 |
| wind energy | skill | essential | 3 |
| Digital Fluency | competency | essential | 2 |
| address problems critically | skill | desirable | 2 |
| advise on utility consumption | skill | desirable | 2 |
| apply social media marketing | skill | desirable | 2 |
| assess supplier risks | skill | desirable | 2 |
| attend trade fairs | skill | desirable | 2 |
| biomedical science | skill | desirable | 2 |
| biomedical techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |
| biosafety in biomedical laboratory | skill | desirable | 2 |
| car controls | skill | desirable | 2 |
| carry out repair of vehicles | skill | desirable | 2 |
| credit card payments | skill | desirable | 2 |
| deliver a sales pitch | skill | desirable | 2 |
| develop online sales business plan | skill | desirable | 2 |
| digital marketing techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |
| drive vehicles | skill | desirable | 2 |
| e-commerce systems | skill | desirable | 2 |
| electrical wiring plans | skill | desirable | 2 |
| electricity | skill | desirable | 2 |
| electronic and telecommunication equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| electronic business | skill | desirable | 2 |
| electronic communication | skill | desirable | 2 |
| energy performance of buildings | skill | desirable | 2 |
| e-procurement | skill | desirable | 2 |
| green building standards | skill | desirable | 2 |
| ICT software specifications | skill | desirable | 2 |
| identify suppliers | skill | desirable | 2 |
| international commercial transactions rules | skill | desirable | 2 |
| interpret electrical diagrams | skill | desirable | 2 |
| inventory management rules | skill | desirable | 2 |
| issue sales invoices | skill | desirable | 2 |
| listen actively | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage budgets | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage contracts | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage distribution of destination promotional materials | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage production of destination promotional materials | skill | desirable | 2 |
| market pricing | skill | desirable | 2 |
| maximise sales revenues | skill | desirable | 2 |
| medical statistics | skill | desirable | 2 |
| merchandising techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |
| monitor after sales records | skill | desirable | 2 |
| monitor technology trends | skill | desirable | 2 |
| multimedia systems | skill | desirable | 2 |
| negotiate improvement with suppliers | skill | desirable | 2 |
| negotiate terms with suppliers | skill | desirable | 2 |
| organise storage facilities | skill | desirable | 2 |
| parts pricing | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform a feasibility study on biogas energy | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform a feasibility study on mini wind power | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform customers’ needs analysis | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform road testing of vehicles | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform smart grid feasibility study | skill | desirable | 2 |
| pharmacology | skill | desirable | 2 |
| plan event marketing for promotional campaigns | skill | desirable | 2 |
| prepare exhibition marketing plan | skill | desirable | 2 |
| prepare sales checks | skill | desirable | 2 |
| provide information | skill | desirable | 2 |
| purchase automotive equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| review completed contracts | skill | desirable | 2 |
| sales activities | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Self Management | competency | desirable | 2 |
| solve technical problems | skill | desirable | 2 |
| speak different languages | skill | desirable | 2 |
| supply chain principles | skill | desirable | 2 |
| sustainability consulting | skill | desirable | 2 |
| teamwork principles | skill | desirable | 2 |
| think proactively | skill | desirable | 2 |
| types of vehicles | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use communication techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |
| work in a multicultural environment in health care | skill | desirable | 2 |