Career path
The skills this job asks for, and the level for each.
50 skills listed by ESCO, 23 of them essential. 50 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 50, essentials first. The table below lists them all.
| Skill | Type | Necessity | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| accompany people | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply first response | 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.
| assist clients with special needs |
| skill |
| essential |
| 3 |
| assist disable passengers | skill | essential | 3 |
| assist social service users with physical disabilities | skill | essential | 3 |
| buy groceries | skill | essential | 3 |
| Collaboration | competency | essential | 3 |
| Communication | competency | essential | 3 |
| Digital Fluency | competency | essential | 3 |
| disability care | skill | essential | 3 |
| disability types | skill | essential | 3 |
| evaluate older adults' ability to take care of themselves | skill | essential | 3 |
| first response | skill | essential | 3 |
| iron textiles | skill | essential | 3 |
| keep company | skill | essential | 3 |
| make the beds | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor patient's health condition | skill | essential | 3 |
| older adults' needs | skill | essential | 3 |
| prepare ready-made dishes | skill | essential | 3 |
| prepare sandwiches | skill | essential | 3 |
| Problem Solving and Critical Thinking | competency | essential | 3 |
| provide in-home support for disabled individuals | skill | essential | 3 |
| Self Management | competency | essential | 3 |
| support individuals to adjust to physical disability | skill | essential | 3 |
| support social service users to live at home | skill | essential | 3 |
| tend to elderly people | skill | essential | 3 |
| wash the dishes | skill | essential | 3 |
| wash the laundry | skill | essential | 3 |
| Adaptability | competency | desirable | 2 |
| administer appointments | skill | desirable | 2 |
| advise on healthy lifestyles | skill | desirable | 2 |
| assess risks for the elderly | skill | desirable | 2 |
| assist individuals with disabilities in community activities | skill | desirable | 2 |
| clean household linens | skill | desirable | 2 |
| clean rooms | skill | desirable | 2 |
| clean surfaces | skill | desirable | 2 |
| communicate with customers | skill | desirable | 2 |
| feed pets | skill | desirable | 2 |
| food allergies | skill | desirable | 2 |
| handle linen in stock | skill | desirable | 2 |
| hearing disability | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Influence | competency | desirable | 2 |
| lift heavy weights | skill | desirable | 2 |
| listen actively | skill | desirable | 2 |
| mobility disability | skill | desirable | 2 |
| prepare dietary meals | skill | desirable | 2 |
| prevent domestic accidents | skill | desirable | 2 |
| promote healthy lifestyle | skill | desirable | 2 |
| promote prevention of social isolation | skill | desirable | 2 |
| provide dog walking services | skill | desirable | 2 |
| provide first aid | skill | desirable | 2 |
| remove dust | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use cooking techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use food preparation techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |
| vacuum surfaces | skill | desirable | 2 |
| visual disability | skill | desirable | 2 |
| work ergonomically | skill | desirable | 2 |