Career path
The skills this job asks for, and the level for each.
48 skills listed by ESCO, 24 of them essential. 48 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 48, essentials first. The table below lists them all.
| Skill | Type | Necessity | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adaptability | competency | essential | 3 |
| building codes | 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.
| building materials industry |
| skill |
| essential |
| 3 |
| check compatibility of materials | skill | essential | 3 |
| check construction compliance | skill | essential | 3 |
| Collaboration | competency | essential | 3 |
| Communication | competency | essential | 3 |
| create floor plan template | skill | essential | 3 |
| create smooth wood surface | skill | essential | 3 |
| design floor | skill | essential | 3 |
| follow health and safety procedures in construction | skill | essential | 3 |
| follow safety procedures when working at heights | skill | essential | 3 |
| Influence | competency | essential | 3 |
| inspect concrete structures | skill | essential | 3 |
| inspect roofs | skill | essential | 3 |
| install construction profiles | skill | essential | 3 |
| install wood elements in structures | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain construction structures | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform roof maintenance | skill | essential | 3 |
| plan construction of houses | skill | essential | 3 |
| prepare building site | skill | essential | 3 |
| prepare site for construction | skill | essential | 3 |
| prepare surface for hardwood floor laying | skill | essential | 3 |
| Problem Solving and Critical Thinking | competency | essential | 3 |
| read standard blueprints | skill | essential | 3 |
| roofing techniques | skill | essential | 3 |
| seal flooring | skill | essential | 3 |
| Self Management | competency | essential | 3 |
| use safety equipment in construction | skill | essential | 3 |
| work in a construction team | skill | essential | 3 |
| Digital Fluency | competency | essential | 2 |
| apply roll roofing | skill | desirable | 2 |
| calculate needs for construction supplies | skill | desirable | 2 |
| construction product regulation | skill | desirable | 2 |
| construct wood roofs | skill | desirable | 2 |
| coordinate construction activities | skill | desirable | 2 |
| cut resilient flooring materials | skill | desirable | 2 |
| cut stair carriages | skill | desirable | 2 |
| energy efficiency | skill | desirable | 2 |
| energy performance of buildings | skill | desirable | 2 |
| ensure compliance with construction project deadline | skill | desirable | 2 |
| install gutters | skill | desirable | 2 |
| install in-floor and in-wall heating | skill | desirable | 2 |
| install laminate floor | skill | desirable | 2 |
| install metal roofing | skill | desirable | 2 |
| install roof flashing | skill | desirable | 2 |
| install structural glazing | skill | desirable | 2 |
| lay interlocking roof tiles | skill | desirable | 2 |
| lay non-interlocking roof tiles | skill | desirable | 2 |
| lay resilient flooring tiles | skill | desirable | 2 |
| order construction supplies | skill | desirable | 2 |
| prepare roofing materials | skill | desirable | 2 |
| prepare surface for painting | skill | desirable | 2 |
| process incoming construction supplies | skill | desirable | 2 |
| set up temporary construction site infrastructure | skill | desirable | 2 |