Career path
The skills this job asks for, and the level for each.
109 skills listed by ESCO, 67 of them essential. 109 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 109, essentials first. The table below lists them all.
| Skill | Type | Necessity | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| adapt to artists' creative demands | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply a protective layer | skill | essential | 3 |
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The skills and tools people in this kind of job use, at the level each is usually asked for.
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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.
| assemble musical instrument parts | skill | essential | 3 |
| assemble performance equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| create musical instrument parts | skill | essential | 3 |
| create smooth wood surface | skill | essential | 3 |
| create wood joints | skill | essential | 3 |
| decorate musical instruments | skill | essential | 3 |
| draw up instrument setup | skill | essential | 3 |
| identify customer's needs | skill | essential | 3 |
| install organs | skill | essential | 3 |
| join metals | skill | essential | 3 |
| join wood elements | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain musical instruments | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain sound equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| make bowstrings | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage consumables stock | skill | essential | 3 |
| manipulate wood | skill | essential | 3 |
| metalworking | skill | essential | 3 |
| musical instruments | skill | essential | 3 |
| musical instruments materials | skill | essential | 3 |
| organic building materials | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform soundchecks | skill | essential | 3 |
| prepare instruments for performance | skill | essential | 3 |
| prepare personal work environment | skill | essential | 3 |
| prevent technical problems of musical instruments | skill | essential | 3 |
| prevent undesired changes to sound design | skill | essential | 3 |
| Problem Solving and Critical Thinking | competency | essential | 3 |
| produce drum components | skill | essential | 3 |
| produce guitar components | skill | essential | 3 |
| produce harp components | skill | essential | 3 |
| produce harpsichord components | skill | essential | 3 |
| produce organ components | skill | essential | 3 |
| produce piano components | skill | essential | 3 |
| produce violin bows | skill | essential | 3 |
| produce violin components | skill | essential | 3 |
| produce wind musical instrument components | skill | essential | 3 |
| repair musical instruments | skill | essential | 3 |
| restore musical instruments | skill | essential | 3 |
| rewire electronic musical instruments | skill | essential | 3 |
| safeguard artistic quality of performance | skill | essential | 3 |
| sand wood | skill | essential | 3 |
| Self Management | competency | essential | 3 |
| set up equipment in a timely manner | skill | essential | 3 |
| store performance equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| translate artistic concepts to technical designs | skill | essential | 3 |
| tune instruments on stage | skill | essential | 3 |
| tune keyboard music instruments | skill | essential | 3 |
| tune stringed musical instruments | skill | essential | 3 |
| tuning techniques | skill | essential | 3 |
| types of drums | skill | essential | 3 |
| types of guitars | skill | essential | 3 |
| types of membranes | skill | essential | 3 |
| types of metal | skill | essential | 3 |
| types of spring | skill | essential | 3 |
| types of strings | skill | essential | 3 |
| types of violins | skill | essential | 3 |
| types of wood | skill | essential | 3 |
| understand artistic concepts | skill | essential | 3 |
| use communication equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| use personal protection equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| use technical documentation | skill | essential | 3 |
| wood cuts | skill | essential | 3 |
| woodturning | skill | essential | 3 |
| work ergonomically | skill | essential | 3 |
| work safely with chemicals | skill | essential | 3 |
| work safely with machines | skill | essential | 3 |
| work safely with mobile electrical systems under supervision | skill | essential | 3 |
| work with respect for own safety | skill | essential | 3 |
| 3D modelling | skill | desirable | 2 |
| acoustics | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Adaptability | competency | desirable | 2 |
| advise client on technical possibilities | skill | desirable | 2 |
| analyse the need for technical resources | skill | desirable | 2 |
| apply restoration techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |
| build a product's physical model | skill | desirable | 2 |
| chemistry | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Collaboration | competency | desirable | 2 |
| Communication | competency | desirable | 2 |
| conservation techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |
| cut metal products | skill | desirable | 2 |
| design musical instruments | skill | desirable | 2 |
| develop design plans | skill | desirable | 2 |
| develop professional network | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Digital Fluency | competency | desirable | 2 |
| document your own practice | skill | desirable | 2 |
| dye wood | skill | desirable | 2 |
| ensure correct metal temperature | skill | desirable | 2 |
| estimate restoration costs | skill | desirable | 2 |
| estimate value of musical instruments | skill | desirable | 2 |
| evaluate restoration procedures | skill | desirable | 2 |
| history of musical instruments | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Influence | competency | desirable | 2 |
| keep personal administration | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage personal professional development | skill | desirable | 2 |
| metal forming technologies | skill | desirable | 2 |
| metal joining technologies | skill | desirable | 2 |
| metal smoothing technologies | skill | desirable | 2 |
| musical instrument accessories | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate soldering equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate welding equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate wood sawing equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| organise resources for artistic production | skill | desirable | 2 |
| pass on trade techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |
| play musical instruments | skill | desirable | 2 |
| prepare sound equipment on stage | skill | desirable | 2 |
| prevent fire in a performance environment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| sales promotion techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |
| select restoration activities | skill | desirable | 2 |
| set up the controller of a machine | skill | desirable | 2 |
| stain wood | skill | desirable | 2 |
| technical drawings | skill | desirable | 2 |
| tend lathe | skill | desirable | 2 |
| trade in musical instruments | skill | desirable | 2 |
| tune up wireless audio systems | skill | desirable | 2 |
| verify product specifications | skill | desirable | 2 |