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The skills this job asks for, and the level for each.
211 skills listed by ESCO, 99 of them essential. 211 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 211, essentials first. The table below lists them all.
| Skill | Type | Necessity | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| abide by regulations on banned materials | skill | essential | 3 |
| adjust engineering designs | 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.
| align components | skill | essential | 3 |
| alternative energy | skill | essential | 3 |
| analyse test data | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply health and safety standards | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply soldering techniques | skill | essential | 3 |
| assemble batteries | skill | essential | 3 |
| assemble electrical components | skill | essential | 3 |
| assemble electromechanical systems | skill | essential | 3 |
| assist scientific research | skill | essential | 3 |
| battery chemistry | skill | essential | 3 |
| battery components | skill | essential | 3 |
| battery formation | skill | essential | 3 |
| battery testers | skill | essential | 3 |
| calibrate electronic instruments | skill | essential | 3 |
| check system parameters against reference values | skill | essential | 3 |
| communicate test results to other departments | skill | essential | 3 |
| conduct quality control analysis | skill | essential | 3 |
| conduct workplace audits | skill | essential | 3 |
| design drawings | skill | essential | 3 |
| design electric power systems | skill | essential | 3 |
| develop preventive maintenance procedures for instruments | skill | essential | 3 |
| Digital Fluency | competency | essential | 3 |
| electrical discharge | skill | essential | 3 |
| electrical engineering | skill | essential | 3 |
| electrical equipment components | skill | essential | 3 |
| electrical equipment regulations | skill | essential | 3 |
| electrical machines | skill | essential | 3 |
| electrical power safety regulations | skill | essential | 3 |
| electrical testing methods | skill | essential | 3 |
| electrical wiring diagrams | skill | essential | 3 |
| electric drives | skill | essential | 3 |
| electric generators | skill | essential | 3 |
| electricity | skill | essential | 3 |
| electricity principles | skill | essential | 3 |
| electric motors | skill | essential | 3 |
| electromechanics | skill | essential | 3 |
| electronic equipment standards | skill | essential | 3 |
| electronics | skill | essential | 3 |
| energy | skill | essential | 3 |
| energy efficiency | skill | essential | 3 |
| energy micro-generation technologies | skill | essential | 3 |
| energy performance of buildings | skill | essential | 3 |
| energy transformation | skill | essential | 3 |
| engineering processes | skill | essential | 3 |
| ensure conformity to specifications | skill | essential | 3 |
| ensure equipment maintenance | skill | essential | 3 |
| ensure material compliance | skill | essential | 3 |
| environmental engineering | skill | essential | 3 |
| fasten components | skill | essential | 3 |
| have computer literacy | skill | essential | 3 |
| hydroelectricity | skill | essential | 3 |
| identify process improvements | skill | essential | 3 |
| inspect quality of products | skill | essential | 3 |
| instrument performance elements | skill | essential | 3 |
| interpret electrical diagrams | skill | essential | 3 |
| liaise with engineers | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain electrical equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage engineering project | skill | essential | 3 |
| marine energy | skill | essential | 3 |
| materials engineering | skill | essential | 3 |
| measure electrical characteristics | skill | essential | 3 |
| mechanical engineering | skill | essential | 3 |
| metrology | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor electric generators | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor machine operations | skill | essential | 3 |
| oceanography | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate automated process control | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate scientific measuring equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate soldering equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate surveying instruments | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform product testing | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform risk analysis | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform test run | skill | essential | 3 |
| predictive maintenance | skill | essential | 3 |
| prepare pieces for joining | skill | essential | 3 |
| prepare production prototypes | skill | essential | 3 |
| Problem Solving and Critical Thinking | competency | essential | 3 |
| production processes | skill | essential | 3 |
| promote innovative infrastructure design | skill | essential | 3 |
| quality assurance methodologies | skill | essential | 3 |
| quality assurance procedures | skill | essential | 3 |
| quality standards | skill | essential | 3 |
| read assembly drawings | skill | essential | 3 |
| read engineering drawings | skill | essential | 3 |
| read standard blueprints | skill | essential | 3 |
| record test data | skill | essential | 3 |
| remove defective products | skill | essential | 3 |
| renewable energy | skill | essential | 3 |
| report defective manufacturing materials | skill | essential | 3 |
| safety engineering | skill | essential | 3 |
| technical drawings | skill | essential | 3 |
| test electrical equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| test electromechanical systems | skill | essential | 3 |
| test electronic units | skill | essential | 3 |
| troubleshoot | skill | essential | 3 |
| use measurement instruments | skill | essential | 3 |
| use technical documentation | skill | essential | 3 |
| use testing equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| wear appropriate protective gear | skill | essential | 3 |
| 3D modelling | skill | desirable | 2 |
| 3D printing process | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Adaptability | competency | desirable | 2 |
| analyse big data | skill | desirable | 2 |
| apply coating to electrical equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| apply technical communication skills | skill | desirable | 2 |
| assemble electronic units | skill | desirable | 2 |
| assemble machines | skill | desirable | 2 |
| assemble mechatronic units | skill | desirable | 2 |
| assemble sensors | skill | desirable | 2 |
| automation technology | skill | desirable | 2 |
| bend wire | skill | desirable | 2 |
| business intelligence | skill | desirable | 2 |
| CAD software | skill | desirable | 2 |
| CAE software | skill | desirable | 2 |
| calibrate electromechanical system | skill | desirable | 2 |
| calibrate laboratory equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| chemistry | skill | desirable | 2 |
| cloud technologies | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Collaboration | competency | desirable | 2 |
| Communication | competency | desirable | 2 |
| conduct engineering site audits | skill | desirable | 2 |
| control engineering | skill | desirable | 2 |
| coordinate electricity generation | skill | desirable | 2 |
| cut metal products | skill | desirable | 2 |
| data mining | skill | desirable | 2 |
| data storage | skill | desirable | 2 |
| design prototypes | skill | desirable | 2 |
| design smart grids | skill | desirable | 2 |
| determine suitability of materials | skill | desirable | 2 |
| develop calibration procedures | skill | desirable | 2 |
| develop material testing procedures | skill | desirable | 2 |
| dispose of hazardous waste | skill | desirable | 2 |
| draw blueprints | skill | desirable | 2 |
| electrical wire accessories | skill | desirable | 2 |
| electrical wiring plans | skill | desirable | 2 |
| energy conservation | skill | desirable | 2 |
| ensure safety in electrical power operations | skill | desirable | 2 |
| health and safety in the workplace | skill | desirable | 2 |
| ICT software specifications | skill | desirable | 2 |
| industrial software | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Influence | competency | desirable | 2 |
| information extraction | skill | desirable | 2 |
| information structure | skill | desirable | 2 |
| inspect electrical supplies | skill | desirable | 2 |
| inspect facility sites | skill | desirable | 2 |
| install automation components | skill | desirable | 2 |
| install mechatronic equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| integrate new products in manufacturing | skill | desirable | 2 |
| keep records of work progress | skill | desirable | 2 |
| maintain electrical engines | skill | desirable | 2 |
| maintain electromechanical equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| maintain electronic systems | skill | desirable | 2 |
| maintain power plants | skill | desirable | 2 |
| maintain records of maintenance interventions | skill | desirable | 2 |
| maintain robotic equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| maintain test equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| maintenance of printing machines | skill | desirable | 2 |
| maintenance operations | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage data | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage instrumentation systems | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage quantitative data | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manufacture of electrical wire products | skill | desirable | 2 |
| mechatronics | skill | desirable | 2 |
| nuclear energy | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate 3D computer graphics software | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate lifting equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate material handling equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate printing machinery | skill | desirable | 2 |
| oversee logistics of finished products | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform data mining | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform minor repairs to equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform project management | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform scientific research | skill | desirable | 2 |
| power electronics | skill | desirable | 2 |
| power engineering | skill | desirable | 2 |
| printing materials | skill | desirable | 2 |
| printing on large scale machines | skill | desirable | 2 |
| printing techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |
| program firmware | skill | desirable | 2 |
| promote environmental awareness | skill | desirable | 2 |
| promote sustainability | skill | desirable | 2 |
| promote sustainable energy | skill | desirable | 2 |
| provide power connection from bus bars | skill | desirable | 2 |
| provide user support for electrical instruments | skill | desirable | 2 |
| repair wiring | skill | desirable | 2 |
| replace large components | skill | desirable | 2 |
| research equipment needs | skill | desirable | 2 |
| research ocean energy projects | skill | desirable | 2 |
| resolve equipment malfunctions | skill | desirable | 2 |
| robotic components | skill | desirable | 2 |
| robotics | skill | desirable | 2 |
| scientific research methodology | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Self Management | competency | desirable | 2 |
| sensors | skill | desirable | 2 |
| statistical analysis system software | skill | desirable | 2 |
| switching devices | skill | desirable | 2 |
| test mechatronic units | skill | desirable | 2 |
| test sensors | skill | desirable | 2 |
| unstructured data | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use CAD software | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use CAM software | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use power tools | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use specialised tools in electric repairs | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use specific data analysis software | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use technical drawing software | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use wire hand tools | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use wire processing machinery | skill | desirable | 2 |
| utilise machine learning | skill | desirable | 2 |
| validate raw materials | skill | desirable | 2 |
| visual presentation techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |
| wire harnesses | skill | desirable | 2 |
| work safely with machines | skill | desirable | 2 |
| write calibration report | skill | desirable | 2 |
| write inspection reports | skill | desirable | 2 |
| write records for repairs | skill | desirable | 2 |
| write technical reports | skill | desirable | 2 |