Career path
The skills this job asks for, and the level for each.
64 skills listed by ESCO, 31 of them essential. 64 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 64, essentials first. The table below lists them all.
| Skill | Type | Necessity | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adaptability | competency | essential | 3 |
| advise on customs regulations | 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.
| advise on licencing procedures | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply company policies | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply immigration law | skill | essential | 3 |
| check methods | skill | essential | 3 |
| check official documents | skill | essential | 3 |
| check travel documentation | skill | essential | 3 |
| Collaboration | competency | essential | 3 |
| Communication | competency | essential | 3 |
| comply with legal regulations | skill | essential | 3 |
| conduct research interview | skill | essential | 3 |
| customs law | skill | essential | 3 |
| detain offenders | skill | essential | 3 |
| Digital Fluency | competency | essential | 3 |
| ensure law application | skill | essential | 3 |
| ensure public safety and security | skill | essential | 3 |
| handle surveillance equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| identify security threats | skill | essential | 3 |
| identify terrorism threats | skill | essential | 3 |
| illegal substances | skill | essential | 3 |
| immigration law | skill | essential | 3 |
| keep up-to-date to current customs regulations | skill | essential | 3 |
| liaise with local authorities | skill | essential | 3 |
| liaise with security authorities | skill | essential | 3 |
| licences regulation | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage import export licenses | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform security checks | skill | essential | 3 |
| practice vigilance | skill | essential | 3 |
| prevent smuggling | skill | essential | 3 |
| Problem Solving and Critical Thinking | competency | essential | 3 |
| provide immigration advice | skill | essential | 3 |
| respond to enquiries | skill | essential | 3 |
| security threats | skill | essential | 3 |
| stay alert | skill | essential | 3 |
| use different communication channels | skill | essential | 3 |
| Influence | competency | desirable | 3 |
| Self Management | competency | desirable | 3 |
| apply information security policies | skill | desirable | 2 |
| apply knowledge of human behaviour | skill | desirable | 2 |
| apply regulations on cargo transport operations | skill | desirable | 2 |
| arrange customs inspection | skill | desirable | 2 |
| assist police investigations | skill | desirable | 2 |
| check tickets at venue entry | skill | desirable | 2 |
| common aviation safety regulations | skill | desirable | 2 |
| comply with the principles of self-defence | skill | desirable | 2 |
| conduct frisk | skill | desirable | 2 |
| deal with aggressive behaviour | skill | desirable | 2 |
| ensure passage metal detection | skill | desirable | 2 |
| execute analytical mathematical calculations | skill | desirable | 2 |
| guide people to holding areas | skill | desirable | 2 |
| identify airport safety hazards | skill | desirable | 2 |
| instruct public | skill | desirable | 2 |
| investigation research methods | skill | desirable | 2 |
| listen actively | skill | desirable | 2 |
| maintain operational communications | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate radio equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform body searches | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform inspection analysis | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform tests for illegal substances | skill | desirable | 2 |
| pose questions referring to documents | skill | desirable | 2 |
| present evidence | skill | desirable | 2 |
| provide testimony in court hearings | skill | desirable | 2 |
| react calmly in stressful situations | skill | desirable | 2 |
| restrain individuals | skill | desirable | 2 |
| set safety and security standards | skill | desirable | 2 |
| store goods | skill | desirable | 2 |
| surveillance methods | skill | desirable | 2 |
| undertake inspections | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use communication techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |
| write work-related reports | skill | desirable | 2 |