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The skills this job asks for, and the level for each.
172 skills listed by ESCO, 48 of them essential. 172 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 172, essentials first. The table below lists them all.
| Skill | Type | Necessity | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| analyse experimental laboratory data | skill | essential | 3 |
| analyse scientific data | 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.
| animal behaviour | skill | essential | 3 |
| animal biology | skill | essential | 3 |
| applied zoology | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply safety procedures in laboratory | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply scientific methods | skill | essential | 3 |
| assist in the production of laboratory documentation | skill | essential | 3 |
| biological chemistry | skill | essential | 3 |
| biology | skill | essential | 3 |
| biotechnology | skill | essential | 3 |
| botany | skill | essential | 3 |
| calibrate laboratory equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| characteristics of plants | skill | essential | 3 |
| collect biological data | skill | essential | 3 |
| collect samples for analysis | skill | essential | 3 |
| Communication | competency | essential | 3 |
| computational biology | skill | essential | 3 |
| conduct routine blood testing | skill | essential | 3 |
| contact scientists | skill | essential | 3 |
| cryopreservation | skill | essential | 3 |
| gather experimental data | skill | essential | 3 |
| genetics | skill | essential | 3 |
| laboratory equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| laboratory techniques | skill | essential | 3 |
| life sciences | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain laboratory equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage inventory | skill | essential | 3 |
| microbiology-bacteriology | skill | essential | 3 |
| mix chemicals | skill | essential | 3 |
| molecular biology | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate scientific measuring equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform laboratory tests | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform sample testing | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform scientific research | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform stem cell transplantation | skill | essential | 3 |
| plant species | skill | essential | 3 |
| prepare samples for testing | skill | essential | 3 |
| Problem Solving and Critical Thinking | competency | essential | 3 |
| record test data | skill | essential | 3 |
| run laboratory simulations | skill | essential | 3 |
| scientific research methodology | skill | essential | 3 |
| solid phase microextraction | skill | essential | 3 |
| stem cells | skill | essential | 3 |
| test chemical samples | skill | essential | 3 |
| use chemical analysis equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| use laboratory equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| wear appropriate protective gear | skill | essential | 3 |
| work safely with chemicals | skill | essential | 3 |
| write technical reports | skill | essential | 3 |
| Digital Fluency | competency | essential | 2 |
| Adaptability | competency | desirable | 3 |
| Self Management | competency | desirable | 3 |
| advise on crop diseases | skill | desirable | 2 |
| advise on pest infestation prevention | skill | desirable | 2 |
| aeroponics | skill | desirable | 2 |
| analyse blood samples | skill | desirable | 2 |
| analyse cell cultures | skill | desirable | 2 |
| analyse environmental data | skill | desirable | 2 |
| analyse samples of food and beverages | skill | desirable | 2 |
| analyse test data | skill | desirable | 2 |
| analytical chemistry | skill | desirable | 2 |
| animal food products | skill | desirable | 2 |
| animal species | skill | desirable | 2 |
| animal welfare legislation | skill | desirable | 2 |
| answer patients' questions | skill | desirable | 2 |
| aquatic species | skill | desirable | 2 |
| archive healthcare users' records | skill | desirable | 2 |
| archive scientific documentation | skill | desirable | 2 |
| assist in clinical trials | skill | desirable | 2 |
| assist scientific research | skill | desirable | 2 |
| automated analysers in the medical laboratory | skill | desirable | 2 |
| biosecurity | skill | desirable | 2 |
| blood collection on babies | skill | desirable | 2 |
| blood donation | skill | desirable | 2 |
| blood transfusion | skill | desirable | 2 |
| blood type classification | skill | desirable | 2 |
| carry out quality control in microbiology laboratories | skill | desirable | 2 |
| check material resources | skill | desirable | 2 |
| check the received biological samples | skill | desirable | 2 |
| chemical processes | skill | desirable | 2 |
| chemistry | skill | desirable | 2 |
| clinical biochemistry | skill | desirable | 2 |
| clinical cytology | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Collaboration | competency | desirable | 2 |
| collect biological samples from patients | skill | desirable | 2 |
| collect reproductive cells | skill | desirable | 2 |
| communicable diseases | skill | desirable | 2 |
| communicate in healthcare | skill | desirable | 2 |
| computational chemistry | skill | desirable | 2 |
| conduct ecological surveys | skill | desirable | 2 |
| create soil and plant improvement programmes | skill | desirable | 2 |
| crop production principles | skill | desirable | 2 |
| data protection | skill | desirable | 2 |
| develop scientific research protocols | skill | desirable | 2 |
| develop vaccines | skill | desirable | 2 |
| dispose medical waste | skill | desirable | 2 |
| ecology | skill | desirable | 2 |
| endocrinology | skill | desirable | 2 |
| ensure compliance with environmental legislation | skill | desirable | 2 |
| environmental engineering | skill | desirable | 2 |
| environmental legislation | skill | desirable | 2 |
| evolutionary biology | skill | desirable | 2 |
| examine cell specimens microscopically | skill | desirable | 2 |
| examine samples in dermatology | skill | desirable | 2 |
| execute analytical mathematical calculations | skill | desirable | 2 |
| explain the molecular basis of a disease to patients | skill | desirable | 2 |
| fine-needle aspiration | skill | desirable | 2 |
| food science | skill | desirable | 2 |
| genomics | skill | desirable | 2 |
| handling chemical products for soil and plants | skill | desirable | 2 |
| hazardous waste storage | skill | desirable | 2 |
| histopathology | skill | desirable | 2 |
| horticulture principles | skill | desirable | 2 |
| hydroponics | skill | desirable | 2 |
| identify patients' medical records | skill | desirable | 2 |
| immunology | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Influence | competency | desirable | 2 |
| inspect animal welfare management | skill | desirable | 2 |
| interpret electromyograms | skill | desirable | 2 |
| interpret hematological test results | skill | desirable | 2 |
| interpret medical results | skill | desirable | 2 |
| keep task records | skill | desirable | 2 |
| label blood samples | skill | desirable | 2 |
| label samples | skill | desirable | 2 |
| maintain freelance database | skill | desirable | 2 |
| maintain healthcare user data confidentiality | skill | desirable | 2 |
| maintain medical laboratory equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| maintain plant health | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage chemical processes inspection | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage chemical testing procedures | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage supplies | skill | desirable | 2 |
| mathematics | skill | desirable | 2 |
| measure pollution | skill | desirable | 2 |
| medical devices | skill | desirable | 2 |
| medical laboratory technology | skill | desirable | 2 |
| medical studies | skill | desirable | 2 |
| medicines | skill | desirable | 2 |
| microscopic techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |
| monitor stock level | skill | desirable | 2 |
| monitor the welfare of animals | skill | desirable | 2 |
| multidisciplinary research | skill | desirable | 2 |
| nurse plants | skill | desirable | 2 |
| oceanography | skill | desirable | 2 |
| order supplies | skill | desirable | 2 |
| paediatric phlebotomy procedures | skill | desirable | 2 |
| parasitology | skill | desirable | 2 |
| pathology | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform bone marrow transplant | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform chemical experiments | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform fertility laboratory procedures | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform field research | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform PCR covid test | skill | desirable | 2 |
| pest control in plants | skill | desirable | 2 |
| pests and diseases | skill | desirable | 2 |
| pharmaceutical industry | skill | desirable | 2 |
| pharmacology | skill | desirable | 2 |
| physics | skill | desirable | 2 |
| plant care products | skill | desirable | 2 |
| pollution legislation | skill | desirable | 2 |
| pollution prevention | skill | desirable | 2 |
| prepare visual data | skill | desirable | 2 |
| preserve samples | skill | desirable | 2 |
| reforestation | skill | desirable | 2 |
| report test findings | skill | desirable | 2 |
| research improvement of crop yields | skill | desirable | 2 |
| send samples to laboratory | skill | desirable | 2 |
| sterilise medical equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| sustainable agricultural production principles | skill | desirable | 2 |
| techniques of blood-sampling | skill | desirable | 2 |
| toxicology | skill | desirable | 2 |
| transport blood samples | skill | desirable | 2 |
| undertake research in medical genetics | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use technology for forensics | skill | desirable | 2 |
| variety of botanicals | skill | desirable | 2 |
| virology | skill | desirable | 2 |
| watershed development | skill | desirable | 2 |
| work with chemicals | skill | desirable | 2 |
| write research proposals | skill | desirable | 2 |