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The skills this job asks for, and the level for each.
227 skills listed by ESCO, 109 of them essential. 227 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 227, essentials first. The table below lists them all.
| Skill | Type | Necessity | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| adapt text culturally | skill | essential | 3 |
| analyse legal evidence | 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.
| apply for research funding | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply grammar and spelling rules | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply knowledge of human behaviour | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply scientific methods | skill | essential | 3 |
| behavioural science | skill | essential | 3 |
| captioning software | skill | essential | 3 |
| communicate with a non-scientific audience | skill | essential | 3 |
| Communication | competency | essential | 3 |
| communication related to hearing impairment | skill | essential | 3 |
| compile legal documents | skill | essential | 3 |
| comprehend the material to be translated | skill | essential | 3 |
| computer equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| condense information | skill | essential | 3 |
| conduct research across disciplines | skill | essential | 3 |
| consult information sources | skill | essential | 3 |
| copyright legislation | skill | essential | 3 |
| create definitions | skill | essential | 3 |
| demonstrate disciplinary expertise | skill | essential | 3 |
| describe scenes | skill | essential | 3 |
| develop a translation strategy | skill | essential | 3 |
| develop professional network with researchers and scientists | skill | essential | 3 |
| disseminate results to the scientific community | skill | essential | 3 |
| document analysis results | skill | essential | 3 |
| draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation | skill | essential | 3 |
| ensure consistency of translation works in multiple target languages | skill | essential | 3 |
| evaluate research activities | skill | essential | 3 |
| follow an ethical code of conduct for translation activities | skill | essential | 3 |
| follow interpreting quality standards | skill | essential | 3 |
| follow translation quality standards | skill | essential | 3 |
| follow work schedule | skill | essential | 3 |
| grammar | skill | essential | 3 |
| handwriting analysis | skill | essential | 3 |
| hearing disability | skill | essential | 3 |
| ICT software specifications | skill | essential | 3 |
| improve translated texts | skill | essential | 3 |
| increase the impact of science on policy and society | skill | essential | 3 |
| information confidentiality | skill | essential | 3 |
| inspect data | skill | essential | 3 |
| integrate gender dimension in research | skill | essential | 3 |
| interact professionally in research and professional environments | skill | essential | 3 |
| interpreting modes | skill | essential | 3 |
| interpret spoken language between two parties | skill | essential | 3 |
| legal research | skill | essential | 3 |
| legal terminology | skill | essential | 3 |
| linguistics | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain updated professional knowledge | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage a good diction | 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 |
| master language rules | skill | essential | 3 |
| memorise large amounts of information | skill | essential | 3 |
| mentor individuals | skill | essential | 3 |
| multimedia systems | skill | essential | 3 |
| observe confidentiality | skill | essential | 3 |
| office software | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate open source software | skill | essential | 3 |
| perceive context when interpreting | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform bilateral interpretation | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform project management | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform scientific research | skill | essential | 3 |
| phonetics | skill | essential | 3 |
| postediting | skill | essential | 3 |
| practical lexicography | skill | essential | 3 |
| preserve meaning of original speech | skill | essential | 3 |
| preserve original text | skill | essential | 3 |
| Problem Solving and Critical Thinking | competency | essential | 3 |
| promote open innovation in research | skill | essential | 3 |
| promote the participation of citizens in scientific and research activities | skill | essential | 3 |
| promote the transfer of knowledge | skill | essential | 3 |
| proofread text | skill | essential | 3 |
| provide written content | skill | essential | 3 |
| psychological theories | skill | essential | 3 |
| psychology | skill | essential | 3 |
| publish academic research | skill | essential | 3 |
| read manuscripts | skill | essential | 3 |
| report test findings | skill | essential | 3 |
| review translation works | skill | essential | 3 |
| revise translation works | skill | essential | 3 |
| scientific research methodology | skill | essential | 3 |
| screen reader | skill | essential | 3 |
| search databases | skill | essential | 3 |
| semantics | skill | essential | 3 |
| show intercultural awareness | skill | essential | 3 |
| sign language | skill | essential | 3 |
| speak different languages | skill | essential | 3 |
| spelling | skill | essential | 3 |
| study acquisition of language | skill | essential | 3 |
| synthesise information | skill | essential | 3 |
| theories of personality | skill | essential | 3 |
| think abstractly | skill | essential | 3 |
| transcribe dialogues | skill | essential | 3 |
| translate different types of texts | skill | essential | 3 |
| translate foreign language | skill | essential | 3 |
| translate language concepts | skill | essential | 3 |
| translate spoken language | skill | essential | 3 |
| translate spoken language consecutively | skill | essential | 3 |
| translate spoken language simultaneously | skill | essential | 3 |
| translate tags | skill | essential | 3 |
| translate texts | skill | essential | 3 |
| update language skills | skill | essential | 3 |
| use computer-aided translation | skill | essential | 3 |
| use dictionaries | skill | essential | 3 |
| use localisation tools | skill | essential | 3 |
| write scientific publications | skill | essential | 3 |
| writing techniques | skill | essential | 3 |
| Digital Fluency | competency | essential | 2 |
| Adaptability | competency | desirable | 3 |
| Collaboration | competency | desirable | 3 |
| Self Management | competency | desirable | 3 |
| adapt developed game to the market | skill | desirable | 2 |
| adapt to type of media | skill | desirable | 2 |
| advise on legal decisions | skill | desirable | 2 |
| analyse cultural trends | skill | desirable | 2 |
| analyse text before translation | skill | desirable | 2 |
| analyse texts to be illustrated | skill | desirable | 2 |
| answer incoming calls | skill | desirable | 2 |
| anthropology | skill | desirable | 2 |
| apply blended learning | skill | desirable | 2 |
| apply teaching strategies | skill | desirable | 2 |
| attend gaming tests | skill | desirable | 2 |
| audiovisual products | skill | desirable | 2 |
| body language | skill | desirable | 2 |
| chuchotage interpreting | skill | desirable | 2 |
| classical languages | skill | desirable | 2 |
| coach employees | skill | desirable | 2 |
| cognitive psychology | skill | desirable | 2 |
| communicate by telephone | skill | desirable | 2 |
| communicate using non-verbal language | skill | desirable | 2 |
| communicate with local residents | skill | desirable | 2 |
| communicate with target community | skill | desirable | 2 |
| computer engineering | skill | desirable | 2 |
| computer science | skill | desirable | 2 |
| conduct field work | skill | desirable | 2 |
| conduct public surveys | skill | desirable | 2 |
| conduct scholarly research | skill | desirable | 2 |
| consult with editor | skill | desirable | 2 |
| content marketing strategy | skill | desirable | 2 |
| contextualise artistic work | skill | desirable | 2 |
| cooperate in linguistic process steps | skill | desirable | 2 |
| court interpreting | skill | desirable | 2 |
| court procedures | skill | desirable | 2 |
| create semantic trees | skill | desirable | 2 |
| create subtitles | skill | desirable | 2 |
| cultural history | skill | desirable | 2 |
| decode handwritten texts | skill | desirable | 2 |
| determine authorship of documents | skill | desirable | 2 |
| develop scientific theories | skill | desirable | 2 |
| develop technical glossaries | skill | desirable | 2 |
| develop terminology databases | skill | desirable | 2 |
| develop the product catalogue | skill | desirable | 2 |
| do historical research | skill | desirable | 2 |
| draft legislation | skill | desirable | 2 |
| draw up professional texts | skill | desirable | 2 |
| edit dictionary entries | skill | desirable | 2 |
| employ assessment techniques to anticipate translation efforts | skill | desirable | 2 |
| employ translation techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |
| ensure quality of legislation | skill | desirable | 2 |
| EU law | skill | desirable | 2 |
| evaluate translation technologies | skill | desirable | 2 |
| fingerspelling | skill | desirable | 2 |
| forensic linguistics | skill | desirable | 2 |
| history | skill | desirable | 2 |
| history of literature | skill | desirable | 2 |
| identify forged documents | skill | desirable | 2 |
| identify new words | skill | desirable | 2 |
| identify origin of typed documents | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Influence | competency | desirable | 2 |
| interpret languages in conferences | skill | desirable | 2 |
| interpret languages in live broadcasting shows | skill | desirable | 2 |
| interpret law | skill | desirable | 2 |
| interview focus groups | skill | desirable | 2 |
| journalism | skill | desirable | 2 |
| keep up with language evolution | skill | desirable | 2 |
| liaise with advertising agencies | skill | desirable | 2 |
| liaise with government officials | skill | desirable | 2 |
| lipspeaking | skill | desirable | 2 |
| literature | skill | desirable | 2 |
| make abstracts | skill | desirable | 2 |
| make surtitles | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage budgets | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage ICT semantic integration | skill | desirable | 2 |
| medical terminology | skill | desirable | 2 |
| modern languages | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate audio equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| paleography | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform product testing | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform sight translation | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform sworn interpretations | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform sworn translations | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform video editing | skill | desirable | 2 |
| philology | skill | desirable | 2 |
| project management principles | skill | desirable | 2 |
| pronunciation techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |
| provide advocacy interpreting services | skill | desirable | 2 |
| provide interpreting services in tours | skill | desirable | 2 |
| provide testimony in court hearings | skill | desirable | 2 |
| psycholinguistics | skill | desirable | 2 |
| questioned document examination | skill | desirable | 2 |
| read pre-drafted texts | skill | desirable | 2 |
| reconstruct modified documents | skill | desirable | 2 |
| search engines | skill | desirable | 2 |
| speech recognition | skill | desirable | 2 |
| study court hearings | skill | desirable | 2 |
| study cultures | skill | desirable | 2 |
| supervise staff | skill | desirable | 2 |
| supervise work | skill | desirable | 2 |
| support people with hearing impairment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| tape transcription | skill | desirable | 2 |
| teach in academic or vocational contexts | skill | desirable | 2 |
| teach languages | skill | desirable | 2 |
| technical terminology | skill | desirable | 2 |
| terminology | skill | desirable | 2 |
| theoretical lexicography | skill | desirable | 2 |
| transcreation | skill | desirable | 2 |
| transcription methods | skill | desirable | 2 |
| translate soundtrack | skill | desirable | 2 |
| type at speed | skill | desirable | 2 |
| types of literature genres | skill | desirable | 2 |
| type texts from audio sources | skill | desirable | 2 |
| typology | skill | desirable | 2 |
| unseen translation | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use consulting techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use specific writing techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use translation memory software | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use word processing software | skill | desirable | 2 |
| voice interpreting | skill | desirable | 2 |
| work with authors | skill | desirable | 2 |
| write research proposals | skill | desirable | 2 |