Career path
The skills this job asks for, and the level for each.
278 skills listed by ESCO, 129 of them essential. 278 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 277, essentials first. The table below lists them all.
| Skill | Type | Necessity | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| accept own accountability | skill | essential | 3 |
| action research | skill | 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.
| Adaptability | competency | essential | 3 |
| address problems critically | skill | essential | 3 |
| advocate for social service users | skill | essential | 3 |
| analyse legal evidence | skill | essential | 3 |
| analyse the comments of selected audiences | skill | essential | 3 |
| anthropology | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply case management | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply for research funding | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply holistic approach within social services | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply knowledge of human behaviour | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply quality standards in social services | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply scientific methods | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply statistical analysis techniques | skill | essential | 3 |
| archaeology | skill | essential | 3 |
| assess social service users' situation | skill | essential | 3 |
| biology | skill | essential | 3 |
| carry out social work research | skill | essential | 3 |
| collect data using GPS | skill | essential | 3 |
| communicate professionally with colleagues in other fields | skill | essential | 3 |
| communicate with a non-scientific audience | skill | essential | 3 |
| Communication | competency | essential | 3 |
| communication studies | skill | essential | 3 |
| conduct forensic evaluations | skill | essential | 3 |
| conduct interview in social service | skill | essential | 3 |
| conduct public surveys | skill | essential | 3 |
| conduct qualitative research | skill | essential | 3 |
| conduct quantitative research | skill | essential | 3 |
| conduct research across disciplines | skill | essential | 3 |
| consider social impact of actions on service users | skill | essential | 3 |
| consult information sources | skill | essential | 3 |
| contribute to protecting individuals from harm | skill | essential | 3 |
| cooperate at inter-professional level | skill | essential | 3 |
| copyright legislation | skill | essential | 3 |
| criminal law | skill | essential | 3 |
| criminology | skill | essential | 3 |
| cultural geography | skill | essential | 3 |
| cultural history | skill | essential | 3 |
| demonstrate disciplinary expertise | skill | essential | 3 |
| develop communications strategies | skill | essential | 3 |
| develop professional network with researchers and scientists | skill | essential | 3 |
| develop scientific theories | skill | essential | 3 |
| Digital Fluency | competency | essential | 3 |
| digital media | skill | essential | 3 |
| disseminate results to the scientific community | skill | essential | 3 |
| do historical research | skill | essential | 3 |
| draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation | skill | essential | 3 |
| economic anthropology | skill | essential | 3 |
| empirical analysis | skill | essential | 3 |
| ethical code of conduct of journalists | skill | essential | 3 |
| evaluate research activities | skill | essential | 3 |
| excavation techniques | skill | essential | 3 |
| execute analytical mathematical calculations | skill | essential | 3 |
| find trends in geographic data | skill | essential | 3 |
| follow health and safety precautions in social care practices | skill | essential | 3 |
| forensic psychiatry | skill | essential | 3 |
| gather data | skill | essential | 3 |
| geographic information systems | skill | essential | 3 |
| geography | skill | essential | 3 |
| have computer literacy | skill | essential | 3 |
| history | skill | essential | 3 |
| identify customer's needs | skill | essential | 3 |
| identify research topics | skill | essential | 3 |
| increase the impact of science on policy and society | skill | essential | 3 |
| integrate gender dimension in research | skill | essential | 3 |
| interact professionally in research and professional environments | skill | essential | 3 |
| interpret current data | skill | essential | 3 |
| interpret pedigree charts | skill | essential | 3 |
| interview people | skill | essential | 3 |
| legal requirements in the social sector | skill | essential | 3 |
| literature | skill | essential | 3 |
| make legislation transparent for users of social services | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage intellectual property rights | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage open publications | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage personal professional development | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage research data | skill | essential | 3 |
| mathematics | skill | essential | 3 |
| media studies | skill | essential | 3 |
| meet standards of practice in social services | skill | essential | 3 |
| mentor individuals | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor sociological trends | skill | essential | 3 |
| observe human behaviour | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate open source software | skill | essential | 3 |
| organise social work packages | skill | essential | 3 |
| participant observation | skill | essential | 3 |
| pedagogy | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform background research on writing subject | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform project management | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform scientific research | skill | essential | 3 |
| phenomenology | skill | essential | 3 |
| plan research process | skill | essential | 3 |
| Problem Solving and Critical Thinking | competency | essential | 3 |
| promote open innovation in research | skill | essential | 3 |
| promote social change | skill | essential | 3 |
| promote the participation of citizens in scientific and research activities | skill | essential | 3 |
| promote the transfer of knowledge | skill | essential | 3 |
| protect vulnerable social service users | skill | essential | 3 |
| provide clinical psychological counselling | skill | essential | 3 |
| psychological counselling methods | skill | essential | 3 |
| psychology | skill | essential | 3 |
| publish academic research | skill | essential | 3 |
| read books | skill | essential | 3 |
| refer social service users | skill | essential | 3 |
| relate empathetically | skill | essential | 3 |
| report analysis results | skill | essential | 3 |
| research design | skill | essential | 3 |
| research human behaviour | skill | essential | 3 |
| review criminal acts | skill | essential | 3 |
| scientific literature | skill | essential | 3 |
| scientific modelling | skill | essential | 3 |
| scientific research methodology | skill | essential | 3 |
| Self Management | competency | essential | 3 |
| social justice | skill | essential | 3 |
| social sciences | skill | essential | 3 |
| social work theory | skill | essential | 3 |
| sociology | skill | essential | 3 |
| source criticism | skill | essential | 3 |
| speak different languages | skill | essential | 3 |
| Statistics | skill | essential | 3 |
| study cultures | skill | essential | 3 |
| study human societies | skill | essential | 3 |
| synthesise information | skill | essential | 3 |
| thanatology | skill | essential | 3 |
| think abstractly | skill | essential | 3 |
| types of media | skill | essential | 3 |
| undertake continuous professional development in social work | skill | essential | 3 |
| use data processing techniques | skill | essential | 3 |
| use geographic information systems | skill | essential | 3 |
| write scientific publications | skill | essential | 3 |
| write work-related reports | skill | essential | 3 |
| advertising techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |
| advise legislators | skill | desirable | 2 |
| advise on communication strategies | skill | desirable | 2 |
| advise on legal decisions | skill | desirable | 2 |
| advise on organisational culture | skill | desirable | 2 |
| advise on personnel management | skill | desirable | 2 |
| advise on public relations | skill | desirable | 2 |
| African studies | skill | desirable | 2 |
| analyse environmental data | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Ancient Greek | skill | desirable | 2 |
| animal behaviour | skill | desirable | 2 |
| applied zoology | skill | desirable | 2 |
| apply blended learning | skill | desirable | 2 |
| apply clinical psychological treatment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| apply desktop publishing techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |
| apply digital mapping | skill | desirable | 2 |
| apply problem solving in social service | skill | desirable | 2 |
| apply systemic design thinking | skill | desirable | 2 |
| apply teaching strategies | skill | desirable | 2 |
| archaeobotany | skill | desirable | 2 |
| architectural conservation | skill | desirable | 2 |
| art history | skill | desirable | 2 |
| assess animal behaviour | skill | desirable | 2 |
| assess conservation needs | skill | desirable | 2 |
| assist police investigations | skill | desirable | 2 |
| assist scientific research | skill | desirable | 2 |
| assist with geophysical surveys | skill | desirable | 2 |
| build helping relationship with social service users | skill | desirable | 2 |
| cartography | skill | desirable | 2 |
| climatology | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Collaboration | competency | desirable | 2 |
| collect mapping data | skill | desirable | 2 |
| collect samples for analysis | skill | desirable | 2 |
| communicate with social service users | skill | desirable | 2 |
| conduct field work | skill | desirable | 2 |
| conduct health related research | skill | desirable | 2 |
| conduct land surveys | skill | desirable | 2 |
| conduct participatory research | skill | desirable | 2 |
| conduct psychological assessement | skill | desirable | 2 |
| conduct psychological research | skill | desirable | 2 |
| conduct research interview | skill | desirable | 2 |
| conservation techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |
| content marketing strategy | skill | desirable | 2 |
| create collection conservation plan | skill | desirable | 2 |
| create criminal profiles | skill | desirable | 2 |
| create GIS reports | skill | desirable | 2 |
| create individual treatment programmes | skill | desirable | 2 |
| create thematic maps | skill | desirable | 2 |
| deliver social services in diverse cultural communities | skill | desirable | 2 |
| demography | skill | desirable | 2 |
| design customised maps | skill | desirable | 2 |
| design graphics | skill | desirable | 2 |
| develop criminology theories | skill | desirable | 2 |
| develop media strategy | skill | desirable | 2 |
| develop professional identity in social work | skill | desirable | 2 |
| develop security concepts | skill | desirable | 2 |
| develop solutions for harmful behaviour | skill | desirable | 2 |
| digital communication and collaboration | skill | desirable | 2 |
| digital data processing | skill | desirable | 2 |
| disability care | skill | desirable | 2 |
| document evidence | skill | desirable | 2 |
| document interviews | skill | desirable | 2 |
| ecology | skill | desirable | 2 |
| economics | skill | desirable | 2 |
| editorial standards | skill | desirable | 2 |
| environmental legislation | skill | desirable | 2 |
| epigraphy | skill | desirable | 2 |
| ethics | skill | desirable | 2 |
| European integration | skill | desirable | 2 |
| evaluate forensic data | skill | desirable | 2 |
| examine crime scenes | skill | desirable | 2 |
| experimental psychology | skill | desirable | 2 |
| film studies | skill | desirable | 2 |
| forensic anthropology | skill | desirable | 2 |
| gender studies | skill | desirable | 2 |
| geological time scale | skill | desirable | 2 |
| geology | skill | desirable | 2 |
| history of literature | skill | desirable | 2 |
| human physiology | skill | desirable | 2 |
| identify archaeological finds | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Influence | competency | desirable | 2 |
| inform policy makers on health-related challenges | skill | desirable | 2 |
| international security studies | skill | desirable | 2 |
| interpret aerial photos of timber | skill | desirable | 2 |
| interview focus groups | skill | desirable | 2 |
| interview techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |
| journalism | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Latin | skill | desirable | 2 |
| lead a team | skill | desirable | 2 |
| legal research | skill | desirable | 2 |
| legal studies | skill | desirable | 2 |
| linguistics | skill | desirable | 2 |
| literary techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage database | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage quantitative data | skill | desirable | 2 |
| media law | skill | desirable | 2 |
| monitor security measures | skill | desirable | 2 |
| multidisciplinary research | skill | desirable | 2 |
| musical genres | skill | desirable | 2 |
| music literature | skill | desirable | 2 |
| negotiate with social service users | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate remote sensing equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| organise an exhibition | skill | desirable | 2 |
| osteology | skill | desirable | 2 |
| oversee animal management | skill | desirable | 2 |
| oversee excavation | skill | desirable | 2 |
| paleography | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform customer management | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform laboratory tests | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform market research | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform public relations | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform underwater investigations | skill | desirable | 2 |
| philosophy | skill | desirable | 2 |
| photogrammetry | skill | desirable | 2 |
| policy analysis | skill | desirable | 2 |
| political economy | skill | desirable | 2 |
| political science | skill | desirable | 2 |
| politics | skill | desirable | 2 |
| present evidence | skill | desirable | 2 |
| press law | skill | desirable | 2 |
| prevent social problems | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Project Management | skill | desirable | 2 |
| promote inclusion | skill | desirable | 2 |
| provide technical expertise | skill | desirable | 2 |
| psychological treatment measures | skill | desirable | 2 |
| quantitative analysis | skill | desirable | 2 |
| record archaeological finds | skill | desirable | 2 |
| religious studies | skill | desirable | 2 |
| remote sensing techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |
| review social service plan | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Sanskrit | skill | desirable | 2 |
| search historical sources in archives | skill | desirable | 2 |
| social network analysis | skill | desirable | 2 |
| spatial planning | skill | desirable | 2 |
| study aerial photos | skill | desirable | 2 |
| study ancient inscriptions | skill | desirable | 2 |
| study communications channels for different employers/contractors | skill | desirable | 2 |
| study radar images | skill | desirable | 2 |
| supervise projects for the conservation of heritage buildings | skill | desirable | 2 |
| surveying | skill | desirable | 2 |
| teach anthropology | skill | desirable | 2 |
| teach geography | skill | desirable | 2 |
| teach in academic or vocational contexts | skill | desirable | 2 |
| teach sociology | skill | desirable | 2 |
| types of literature genres | skill | desirable | 2 |
| urban planning | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use presentation software | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use spreadsheets software | skill | desirable | 2 |
| watch video and motion picture production products | skill | desirable | 2 |
| work on excavation site | skill | desirable | 2 |
| write research proposals | skill | desirable | 2 |