Career path
The skills this job asks for, and the level for each.
54 skills listed by ESCO, 21 of them essential. 54 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 54, essentials first. The table below lists them all.
| Skill | Type | Necessity | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adaptability | competency | 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.
| Collaboration |
| competency |
| essential |
| 3 |
| Communication | competency | essential | 3 |
| conduct research interview | skill | essential | 3 |
| crime scene preservation | skill | essential | 3 |
| criminology | skill | essential | 3 |
| develop investigation strategy | skill | essential | 3 |
| Digital Fluency | competency | essential | 3 |
| document evidence | skill | essential | 3 |
| ensure law application | skill | essential | 3 |
| examine crime scenes | skill | essential | 3 |
| forensic intelligence | skill | essential | 3 |
| form operational strategies for law enforcement | skill | essential | 3 |
| handle case evidence | skill | essential | 3 |
| hear witness accounts | skill | essential | 3 |
| investigation research methods | skill | essential | 3 |
| law enforcement | skill | essential | 3 |
| lead police investigations | skill | essential | 3 |
| legal use-of-force | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain operational communications | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage staff | skill | essential | 3 |
| photograph crime scenes | skill | essential | 3 |
| Problem Solving and Critical Thinking | competency | essential | 3 |
| restrict access to crime scene | skill | essential | 3 |
| Self Management | competency | essential | 3 |
| write work-related reports | skill | essential | 3 |
| analyse blood patterns | skill | desirable | 2 |
| apply first response | skill | desirable | 2 |
| apply knowledge of human behaviour | skill | desirable | 2 |
| assess contamination | skill | desirable | 2 |
| clean crime scenes | skill | desirable | 2 |
| comply with legal regulations | skill | desirable | 2 |
| conduct public presentations | skill | desirable | 2 |
| control crowd | skill | desirable | 2 |
| coordinate patrols | skill | desirable | 2 |
| criminal law | skill | desirable | 2 |
| detain offenders | skill | desirable | 2 |
| detect finger prints | skill | desirable | 2 |
| ensure compliance with types of weapons | skill | desirable | 2 |
| ensure information security | skill | desirable | 2 |
| evaluate forensic data | skill | desirable | 2 |
| first response | skill | desirable | 2 |
| identify security threats | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Influence | competency | desirable | 2 |
| investigate forgery cases | skill | desirable | 2 |
| legal requirements related to ammunition | skill | desirable | 2 |
| legal research | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform drug investigations | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform forensic examinations | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform laboratory tests | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform risk analysis | skill | desirable | 2 |
| practice vigilance | skill | desirable | 2 |
| present evidence | skill | desirable | 2 |
| promote human rights | skill | desirable | 2 |
| restrain individuals | skill | desirable | 2 |
| train employees | skill | desirable | 2 |
| undertake inspections | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use different communication channels | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use personal protection equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| write situation reports | skill | desirable | 2 |