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The skills this job asks for, and the level for each.
209 skills listed by ESCO, 103 of them essential. 209 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 209, essentials first. The table below lists them all.
| Skill | Type | Necessity | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| adhere to organisational guidelines | skill | essential | 3 |
| align components | 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.
| analyse staff capacity | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply arc welding techniques | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply brazing techniques | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply flux | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply health and safety standards | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply precision metalworking techniques | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply soldering techniques | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply spot welding techniques | skill | essential | 3 |
| assemble manufactured pipeline parts | skill | essential | 3 |
| clear pipelines | skill | essential | 3 |
| consider the impact of material characteristics on pipeline flows | skill | essential | 3 |
| cooperate with colleagues | skill | essential | 3 |
| coordinate communication within a team | skill | essential | 3 |
| create a work atmosphere of continuous improvement | skill | essential | 3 |
| cutting technologies | skill | essential | 3 |
| detect flaws in pipeline infrastructure | skill | essential | 3 |
| electric current | skill | essential | 3 |
| electron beam welding machine parts | skill | essential | 3 |
| electron beam welding processes | skill | essential | 3 |
| ensure correct metal temperature | skill | essential | 3 |
| ensure equipment availability | skill | essential | 3 |
| ensure finished product meet requirements | skill | essential | 3 |
| ensure necessary ventilation in machining | skill | essential | 3 |
| ensure regulatory compliance in pipeline infrastructures | skill | essential | 3 |
| evaluate employees work | skill | essential | 3 |
| flammable fluids | skill | essential | 3 |
| follow company standards | skill | essential | 3 |
| follow health and safety procedures in construction | skill | essential | 3 |
| follow safety precautions in work practices | skill | essential | 3 |
| follow up pipeline integrity management priorities | skill | essential | 3 |
| fuel gas | skill | essential | 3 |
| guide drill pipes | skill | essential | 3 |
| handle fuels | skill | essential | 3 |
| hydraulics | skill | essential | 3 |
| identify hazards in the workplace | skill | essential | 3 |
| inspect pipelines | skill | essential | 3 |
| inspect quality of products | skill | essential | 3 |
| install metal gas piping | skill | essential | 3 |
| interpret 2D plans | skill | essential | 3 |
| interpret 3D plans | skill | essential | 3 |
| isometric perspective | skill | essential | 3 |
| join metals | skill | essential | 3 |
| laser types | skill | essential | 3 |
| lay pipe installation | skill | essential | 3 |
| liaise with managers | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain vacuum chamber | skill | essential | 3 |
| manufacturing processes | skill | essential | 3 |
| measure parts of manufactured products | skill | essential | 3 |
| metal thermal conductivity | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor gauge | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate brazing equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate oxy-fuel welding torch | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate soldering equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate welding equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform follow-up on pipeline route services | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform machine maintenance | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform metal active gas welding | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform metal inert gas welding | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform test run | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform tungsten inert gas welding | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform welding inspection | skill | essential | 3 |
| pipeline coating properties | skill | essential | 3 |
| prepare pieces for joining | skill | essential | 3 |
| prevent pipeline deterioration | skill | essential | 3 |
| program a CNC controller | skill | essential | 3 |
| quality and cycle time optimisation | skill | essential | 3 |
| quality standards | skill | essential | 3 |
| read standard blueprints | skill | essential | 3 |
| recognise signs of corrosion | skill | essential | 3 |
| record production data for quality control | skill | essential | 3 |
| remove inadequate workpieces | skill | essential | 3 |
| remove processed workpiece | skill | essential | 3 |
| repair metal sheets | skill | essential | 3 |
| select filler metal | skill | essential | 3 |
| set up the controller of a machine | skill | essential | 3 |
| shape sheet metal objects | skill | essential | 3 |
| smooth burred surfaces | skill | essential | 3 |
| spot metal imperfections | skill | essential | 3 |
| spot welding machine parts | skill | essential | 3 |
| statistical process control | skill | essential | 3 |
| supervise staff | skill | essential | 3 |
| supply machine | skill | essential | 3 |
| technical drawings | skill | essential | 3 |
| tend electron beam welding machine | skill | essential | 3 |
| tend laser beam welding machine | skill | essential | 3 |
| test pipeline infrastructure operations | skill | essential | 3 |
| torch temperature for metal processes | skill | essential | 3 |
| troubleshoot | skill | essential | 3 |
| types of metal | skill | essential | 3 |
| types of pipelines | skill | essential | 3 |
| use automatic programming | skill | essential | 3 |
| use CAM software | skill | essential | 3 |
| use measurement instruments | skill | essential | 3 |
| use metal bending techniques | skill | essential | 3 |
| use rigging equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| use wrenches | skill | essential | 3 |
| verify laser beam measurement | skill | essential | 3 |
| wear appropriate protective gear | skill | essential | 3 |
| welding techniques | skill | essential | 3 |
| weld in hyperbaric conditions | skill | essential | 3 |
| work with blacksmithing hand tools | skill | essential | 3 |
| 3D printing process | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Adaptability | competency | desirable | 2 |
| adjust feeder tubes | skill | desirable | 2 |
| adjust temperature gauges | skill | desirable | 2 |
| advise on machinery malfunctions | skill | desirable | 2 |
| apply electrolytes to cathodes and anodes | skill | desirable | 2 |
| apply preliminary treatment to workpieces | skill | desirable | 2 |
| apply thermite welding techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |
| assemble metal parts | skill | desirable | 2 |
| automation technology | skill | desirable | 2 |
| cast metal | skill | desirable | 2 |
| characteristics of products | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Collaboration | competency | desirable | 2 |
| communicate schedules to the people concerned | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Communication | competency | desirable | 2 |
| comply with pipeline transport regulations | skill | desirable | 2 |
| consult technical resources | skill | desirable | 2 |
| determine suitability of materials | skill | desirable | 2 |
| develop assembly instructions | skill | desirable | 2 |
| draw design sketches | skill | desirable | 2 |
| electrical discharge | skill | desirable | 2 |
| electricity | skill | desirable | 2 |
| ensure correct gas pressure | skill | desirable | 2 |
| ensure fulfilment of legal requirements | skill | desirable | 2 |
| ferrous metal processing | skill | desirable | 2 |
| first aid | skill | desirable | 2 |
| follow verbal instructions | skill | desirable | 2 |
| follow written instructions | skill | desirable | 2 |
| handle chemicals | skill | desirable | 2 |
| handle gas cylinders | skill | desirable | 2 |
| health and safety hazards underground | skill | desirable | 2 |
| heat metals | skill | desirable | 2 |
| identify customer's needs | skill | desirable | 2 |
| inspect construction supplies | skill | desirable | 2 |
| install septic systems | skill | desirable | 2 |
| keep records of work progress | skill | desirable | 2 |
| keep task records | skill | desirable | 2 |
| laser engraving methods | skill | desirable | 2 |
| laser marking processes | skill | desirable | 2 |
| lay sewer pipe | skill | desirable | 2 |
| liaise with quality assurance | skill | desirable | 2 |
| maintain mechanical equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| maintain mechatronic equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| maintain robotic equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| maintenance of printing machines | skill | desirable | 2 |
| maintenance operations | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage discarded products | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage emergency procedures | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage supplies | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manufacture of small metal parts | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manufacturing of cutlery | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manufacturing of door furniture from metal | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manufacturing of doors from metal | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manufacturing of heating equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manufacturing of metal containers | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manufacturing of metal household articles | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manufacturing of steam generators | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manufacturing of tools | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manufacturing of weapons and ammunition | skill | desirable | 2 |
| mark processed workpiece | skill | desirable | 2 |
| mechanics | skill | desirable | 2 |
| mechanics of motor vehicles | skill | desirable | 2 |
| mechanics of vessels | skill | desirable | 2 |
| mechatronics | skill | desirable | 2 |
| metal and metal ore products | skill | desirable | 2 |
| metal bending techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |
| metal joining technologies | skill | desirable | 2 |
| metal smoothing technologies | skill | desirable | 2 |
| monitor automated machines | skill | desirable | 2 |
| monitor conveyor belt | skill | desirable | 2 |
| monitor manufacturing quality standards | skill | desirable | 2 |
| monitor production developments | skill | desirable | 2 |
| monitor stock level | skill | desirable | 2 |
| non-ferrous metal processing | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate 3D computer graphics software | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate automated process control | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate forklift | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate hydraulic pumps | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate oxy-fuel cutting torch | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate oxygen cutting torch | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate plasma cutting torch | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate precision measuring equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate printing machinery | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate pumping equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate pumps | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate sumps | skill | desirable | 2 |
| oversee pre-assembly operations | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform minor repairs to equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform product testing | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform water analysis | skill | desirable | 2 |
| plan shifts of employees | skill | desirable | 2 |
| precious metal processing | skill | desirable | 2 |
| prepare copper gas-lines pipes | skill | desirable | 2 |
| printing materials | skill | desirable | 2 |
| printing on large scale machines | skill | desirable | 2 |
| printing techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Problem Solving and Critical Thinking | competency | desirable | 2 |
| read assembly drawings | skill | desirable | 2 |
| recruit employees | skill | desirable | 2 |
| repair pipelines | skill | desirable | 2 |
| rigging terminology | skill | desirable | 2 |
| robotics | skill | desirable | 2 |
| security requirements of goods transported via pipelines | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Self Management | competency | desirable | 2 |
| supply machine with appropriate tools | skill | desirable | 2 |
| train employees | skill | desirable | 2 |
| transport pipes | skill | desirable | 2 |
| types of metal manufacturing processes | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use sheet metal shears | skill | desirable | 2 |
| work ergonomically | skill | desirable | 2 |
| write records for repairs | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Digital Fluency | competency | desirable | 1 |
| Influence | competency | desirable | 1 |