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The skills this job asks for, and the level for each.
171 skills listed by ESCO, 69 of them essential. 171 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 171, essentials first. The table below lists them all.
| Skill | Type | Necessity | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| apply a protective layer | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply weaving techniques for wicker furniture | 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.
| apply wood finishes | skill | essential | 3 |
| assemble toys | skill | essential | 3 |
| bristles | skill | essential | 3 |
| carve materials | skill | essential | 3 |
| check quality of raw materials | skill | essential | 3 |
| clean wood surface | skill | essential | 3 |
| create smooth wood surface | skill | essential | 3 |
| design objects to be crafted | skill | essential | 3 |
| drying methods | skill | essential | 3 |
| dry paper manually | skill | essential | 3 |
| ensure finished product meet requirements | skill | essential | 3 |
| ergonomics | skill | essential | 3 |
| estimate restoration costs | skill | essential | 3 |
| extract products from moulds | skill | essential | 3 |
| follow a brief | skill | essential | 3 |
| furniture trends | skill | essential | 3 |
| identify customer's needs | skill | essential | 3 |
| insert bristles | skill | essential | 3 |
| inspect toys and games for damage | skill | essential | 3 |
| join wood elements | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain customer service | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain edged hand tools | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain records of maintenance interventions | skill | essential | 3 |
| make paper slurry | skill | essential | 3 |
| manipulate plastic | skill | essential | 3 |
| manipulate wicker material | skill | essential | 3 |
| manipulate wood | skill | essential | 3 |
| meet contract specifications | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate battery test equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate drilling equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate drill press | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate plastic machinery | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate sandblaster | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate wood sawing equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| pack goods | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform basket weaving | skill | essential | 3 |
| prepare wicker material for weaving | skill | essential | 3 |
| press paper manually | skill | essential | 3 |
| provide customer follow-up services | skill | essential | 3 |
| recognise signs of wood rot | skill | essential | 3 |
| repair toys | skill | essential | 3 |
| replace defect components | skill | essential | 3 |
| sanding techniques | skill | essential | 3 |
| sand wood | skill | essential | 3 |
| sizes of paper | skill | essential | 3 |
| strain paper on mould | skill | essential | 3 |
| technical drawings | skill | essential | 3 |
| tend boring machine | skill | essential | 3 |
| tend lathe | skill | essential | 3 |
| toys and games categories | skill | essential | 3 |
| toys and games safety recommendations | skill | essential | 3 |
| turn wood | skill | essential | 3 |
| types of brushes | skill | essential | 3 |
| types of paper | skill | essential | 3 |
| types of pulp | skill | essential | 3 |
| types of toy materials | skill | essential | 3 |
| types of wood | skill | essential | 3 |
| use repair manuals | skill | essential | 3 |
| use tools for toy repair | skill | essential | 3 |
| use wood carving knives | skill | essential | 3 |
| wash fibres | skill | essential | 3 |
| wicker materials | skill | essential | 3 |
| wicker weaving techniques | skill | essential | 3 |
| wood cuts | skill | essential | 3 |
| woodworking processes | skill | essential | 3 |
| woodworking tools | skill | essential | 3 |
| Adaptability | competency | desirable | 2 |
| add colour | skill | desirable | 2 |
| adhesives | skill | desirable | 2 |
| adjust cut sizes | skill | desirable | 2 |
| advise customers on wood products | skill | desirable | 2 |
| answer requests for quotation | skill | desirable | 2 |
| apply restoration techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |
| apply stitching techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |
| assemble electronic units | skill | desirable | 2 |
| assemble metal parts | skill | desirable | 2 |
| assemble plastic parts | skill | desirable | 2 |
| CAD software | skill | desirable | 2 |
| casting processes | skill | desirable | 2 |
| clean engraved areas | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Collaboration | competency | desirable | 2 |
| Communication | competency | desirable | 2 |
| concentrate pulp slurry | skill | desirable | 2 |
| conservation techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |
| covert slivers into thread | skill | desirable | 2 |
| create craft prototypes | skill | desirable | 2 |
| create furniture frames | skill | desirable | 2 |
| cut metal products | skill | desirable | 2 |
| cut textiles | skill | desirable | 2 |
| decorate furniture | skill | desirable | 2 |
| demonstrate functionality of toys and games | skill | desirable | 2 |
| demonstrate products' features | skill | desirable | 2 |
| design original furniture | skill | desirable | 2 |
| design prototypes | skill | desirable | 2 |
| develop product design | skill | desirable | 2 |
| develop professional network | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Digital Fluency | competency | desirable | 2 |
| dry wood | skill | desirable | 2 |
| dye wood | skill | desirable | 2 |
| electronics | skill | desirable | 2 |
| engrave patterns | skill | desirable | 2 |
| ensure compliance with warranty contracts | skill | desirable | 2 |
| estimate restoration costs of antique items | skill | desirable | 2 |
| evaluate restoration procedures | skill | desirable | 2 |
| finish plastic products | skill | desirable | 2 |
| furniture industry | skill | desirable | 2 |
| handle delivery of furniture goods | skill | desirable | 2 |
| handle financial transactions | skill | desirable | 2 |
| heat metals | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Influence | competency | desirable | 2 |
| issue sales invoices | skill | desirable | 2 |
| join metals | skill | desirable | 2 |
| keep personal administration | skill | desirable | 2 |
| keep stock records | skill | desirable | 2 |
| maintain drilling equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| maintain plastic machinery | skill | desirable | 2 |
| maintain professional administration | skill | desirable | 2 |
| maintain relationship with suppliers | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage a small-to-medium business | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage schedule of tasks | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage supplies | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manipulate metal | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manipulate stainless steel | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manual cutting processes for leather | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manufacture staple yarns | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manufacture texturised filament yarns | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manufacturing of daily use goods | skill | desirable | 2 |
| mark designs on metal pieces | skill | desirable | 2 |
| metal smoothing technologies | skill | desirable | 2 |
| metalworking | skill | desirable | 2 |
| monitor pulp quality | skill | desirable | 2 |
| negotiate supplier arrangements | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate engraving equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate handheld riveting equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate manual planer | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate soldering equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate welding equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| order supplies | skill | desirable | 2 |
| organic building materials | skill | desirable | 2 |
| pass on trade techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform toys finishing | skill | desirable | 2 |
| prepare animal materials for brush bristles | skill | desirable | 2 |
| prepare furniture for application of paint | skill | desirable | 2 |
| prepare workpieces for engraving | skill | desirable | 2 |
| prepare workpieces for etching | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Problem Solving and Critical Thinking | competency | desirable | 2 |
| produce customised products | skill | desirable | 2 |
| properties of textile materials | skill | desirable | 2 |
| pruning techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |
| pruning types | skill | desirable | 2 |
| quality standards | skill | desirable | 2 |
| repair furniture parts | skill | desirable | 2 |
| repair plastic machinery | skill | desirable | 2 |
| replace sawing blade on machine | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Self Management | competency | desirable | 2 |
| sell furniture | skill | desirable | 2 |
| sell household goods | skill | desirable | 2 |
| sell products | skill | desirable | 2 |
| sell services | skill | desirable | 2 |
| sell toys and games | skill | desirable | 2 |
| set up the controller of a machine | skill | desirable | 2 |
| sew textile-based articles | skill | desirable | 2 |
| stain wood | skill | desirable | 2 |
| store products | skill | desirable | 2 |
| stuff toys | skill | desirable | 2 |
| toys and games industry | skill | desirable | 2 |
| toys and games trends | skill | desirable | 2 |
| treat wood | skill | desirable | 2 |
| types of arrows | skill | desirable | 2 |
| types of bleach | skill | desirable | 2 |
| types of paint | skill | desirable | 2 |
| types of plastic | skill | desirable | 2 |
| types of sawing blades | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use painting equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| woodturning | skill | desirable | 2 |