Career path
The skills this job asks for, and the level for each.
69 skills listed by ESCO, 35 of them essential. 69 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 69, essentials first. The table below lists them all.
| Skill | Type | Necessity | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| advise on equipment maintenance | skill | essential | 3 |
| arrange equipment repairs | 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.
| candle making techniques | skill | essential | 3 |
| construct moulds | skill | essential | 3 |
| control temperature | skill | essential | 3 |
| cool candles in baths | skill | essential | 3 |
| create solutions to problems | skill | essential | 3 |
| drip candles | skill | essential | 3 |
| dye candles | skill | essential | 3 |
| ensure conformity to specifications | skill | essential | 3 |
| extract products from moulds | skill | essential | 3 |
| features of sporting equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| fill moulds | skill | essential | 3 |
| follow trends in sporting equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| grade candles | skill | essential | 3 |
| identify customer's needs | skill | essential | 3 |
| insert wick | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain customer service | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain records of maintenance interventions | skill | essential | 3 |
| make bowstrings | skill | essential | 3 |
| melt wax | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform minor repairs to equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform test run | skill | essential | 3 |
| provide customer follow-up services | skill | essential | 3 |
| replace defect components | skill | essential | 3 |
| shape candles | skill | essential | 3 |
| sporting equipment usage | skill | essential | 3 |
| tend wax bleaching machinery | skill | essential | 3 |
| trim excess material | skill | essential | 3 |
| troubleshoot | skill | essential | 3 |
| types of waxes | skill | essential | 3 |
| use moulding techniques | skill | essential | 3 |
| use power tools | skill | essential | 3 |
| use repair manuals | skill | essential | 3 |
| Adaptability | competency | desirable | 2 |
| add scent | skill | desirable | 2 |
| advise on sporting equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| apply technical communication skills | skill | desirable | 2 |
| assist customers | skill | desirable | 2 |
| beeswax | skill | desirable | 2 |
| carve materials | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Collaboration | competency | desirable | 2 |
| Communication | competency | desirable | 2 |
| Digital Fluency | competency | desirable | 2 |
| ensure correct goods labelling | skill | desirable | 2 |
| ensure mould uniformity | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Influence | competency | desirable | 2 |
| issue sales invoices | skill | desirable | 2 |
| issue sport equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| keep records of customer interaction | skill | desirable | 2 |
| keep stock records | skill | desirable | 2 |
| liaise with suppliers of sporting equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| lift heavy weights | skill | desirable | 2 |
| maintain moulds | skill | desirable | 2 |
| maintain professional administration | skill | desirable | 2 |
| maintain relationship with suppliers | skill | desirable | 2 |
| maintain work area cleanliness | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage a small-to-medium business | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage schedule of tasks | skill | desirable | 2 |
| match product moulds | skill | desirable | 2 |
| monitor sports equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| negotiate supplier arrangements | skill | desirable | 2 |
| order supplies | skill | desirable | 2 |
| pack goods | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Problem Solving and Critical Thinking | competency | desirable | 2 |
| quality standards | skill | desirable | 2 |
| record production data | skill | desirable | 2 |
| repair mould defects | skill | desirable | 2 |
| select mould types | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Self Management | competency | desirable | 2 |
| set up the controller of a machine | skill | desirable | 2 |
| skateboard | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use heat gun | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use wire hand tools | skill | desirable | 2 |
| water skiing | skill | desirable | 2 |