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The skills this job asks for, and the level for each.
146 skills listed by ESCO, 98 of them essential. 146 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 146, essentials first. The table below lists them all.
| Skill | Type | Necessity | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| advise on livestock productivity | skill | essential | 3 |
| analyse milk control test results | 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 samples of food and beverages | skill | essential | 3 |
| animal species | skill | essential | 3 |
| animal welfare | skill | essential | 3 |
| animal welfare legislation | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply different roasting methods | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply GMP | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply HACCP | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages | skill | essential | 3 |
| assess cereal quality for brewing | skill | essential | 3 |
| assess quality characteristics of food products | skill | essential | 3 |
| boil water | skill | essential | 3 |
| check processing parameters | skill | essential | 3 |
| coffee characteristics | skill | essential | 3 |
| coffee grinding levels | skill | essential | 3 |
| colour ranges of roasting | skill | essential | 3 |
| colours of roasted malt | skill | essential | 3 |
| consult on malt beverages | skill | essential | 3 |
| create coffee flavour profiles | skill | essential | 3 |
| create new concepts | skill | essential | 3 |
| create new recipes | skill | essential | 3 |
| dairy animal production | skill | essential | 3 |
| develop beverage manufacturing procedures | skill | essential | 3 |
| develop standard operating procedures in the food chain | skill | essential | 3 |
| educate customers on coffee varieties | skill | essential | 3 |
| ensure correct goods labelling | skill | essential | 3 |
| ensure public safety and security | skill | essential | 3 |
| evaluate coffee characteristics | skill | essential | 3 |
| examine green coffee beans | skill | essential | 3 |
| exert quality control to processing food | skill | essential | 3 |
| financial capability | skill | essential | 3 |
| food and beverage industry | skill | essential | 3 |
| food authentication techniques | skill | essential | 3 |
| food legislation | skill | essential | 3 |
| food materials | skill | essential | 3 |
| food preservation | skill | essential | 3 |
| food product ingredients | skill | essential | 3 |
| food safety principles | skill | essential | 3 |
| food safety standards | skill | essential | 3 |
| food science | skill | essential | 3 |
| food storage | skill | essential | 3 |
| functional properties of foods | skill | essential | 3 |
| grade coffee beans | skill | essential | 3 |
| grade foods | skill | essential | 3 |
| handle flammable substances | skill | essential | 3 |
| identify nutritional properties of food | skill | essential | 3 |
| implement marketing strategies | skill | essential | 3 |
| implement sales strategies | skill | essential | 3 |
| keep up-to-date with regulations | skill | essential | 3 |
| legislation about animal origin products | skill | essential | 3 |
| livestock feeding | skill | essential | 3 |
| livestock reproduction | skill | essential | 3 |
| livestock selection principles | skill | essential | 3 |
| livestock species | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain industrial ovens | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain updated professional knowledge | skill | essential | 3 |
| malting process | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage food manufacturing laboratory | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage staff | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage time in food processing operations | skill | essential | 3 |
| match coffee grind to coffee type | skill | essential | 3 |
| milking operations | skill | essential | 3 |
| mitigate waste of resources | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor roasting | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate a heat treatment process | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate pneumatic conveyor chutes | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform coffee tastings | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform food risk analysis | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform food safety checks | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform milk control tests | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform quality audits | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform sensory evaluation of food products | skill | essential | 3 |
| prepare hot drinks | skill | essential | 3 |
| prepare milk samples | skill | essential | 3 |
| prepare specialised coffee | skill | essential | 3 |
| prepare visual data | skill | essential | 3 |
| processes of foods and beverages manufacturing | skill | essential | 3 |
| protect health and safety when handling animals | skill | essential | 3 |
| provide advice to farmers | skill | essential | 3 |
| quality assurance methodologies | skill | essential | 3 |
| quality criteria for livestock feed production | skill | essential | 3 |
| regulations for hygiene in feeding animals | skill | essential | 3 |
| risks associated to physical, chemical, biological hazards in food and beverages | skill | essential | 3 |
| roasting coffee | skill | essential | 3 |
| roast malt | skill | essential | 3 |
| sales promotion techniques | skill | essential | 3 |
| sales strategies | skill | essential | 3 |
| select livestock | skill | essential | 3 |
| set production facilities standards | skill | essential | 3 |
| store raw food materials | skill | essential | 3 |
| supervise hygiene procedures in agricultural settings | skill | essential | 3 |
| temperature scales | skill | essential | 3 |
| tolerate strong smells | skill | essential | 3 |
| types of barley | skill | essential | 3 |
| types of coffee beans | skill | essential | 3 |
| work in a food processing team | skill | essential | 3 |
| work independently in service of a food production process | skill | essential | 3 |
| act reliably | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Adaptability | competency | desirable | 2 |
| advice food processing professionals | skill | desirable | 2 |
| advise on food preservation | skill | desirable | 2 |
| analyse characteristics of food products at reception | skill | desirable | 2 |
| analyse trends in the food and beverage industries | skill | desirable | 2 |
| apply foreign language for international trade | skill | desirable | 2 |
| apply scientific methods | skill | desirable | 2 |
| assist in the development of standard operating procedures in the food chain | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Collaboration | competency | desirable | 2 |
| communicate with customers | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Communication | competency | desirable | 2 |
| conduct extensive international travel | skill | desirable | 2 |
| conduct public presentations | skill | desirable | 2 |
| consultation methods | skill | desirable | 2 |
| control of expenses | skill | desirable | 2 |
| customer relationship management | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Digital Fluency | competency | desirable | 2 |
| ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production | skill | desirable | 2 |
| ensure cost efficiency in food manufacturing | skill | desirable | 2 |
| establish customer rapport | skill | desirable | 2 |
| exercise patience | skill | desirable | 2 |
| find new types of food and beverages | skill | desirable | 2 |
| follow hygienic procedures during food processing | skill | desirable | 2 |
| food dehydration processes | skill | desirable | 2 |
| genetic selection programme | skill | desirable | 2 |
| handle communications in the food processing industry | skill | desirable | 2 |
| handle delivery of raw materials | skill | desirable | 2 |
| have computer literacy | skill | desirable | 2 |
| identify hazards in the workplace | skill | desirable | 2 |
| identify market niches | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Influence | competency | desirable | 2 |
| inspect silo systems | skill | desirable | 2 |
| interpret data in food manufacturing | skill | desirable | 2 |
| keep up with innovations in food manufacturing | skill | desirable | 2 |
| label samples | skill | desirable | 2 |
| liaise with colleagues | skill | desirable | 2 |
| liaise with managers | skill | desirable | 2 |
| maintain food specifications | skill | desirable | 2 |
| maintain relationship with customers | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage corrective actions | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage environmental management system | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage kiln ventilation | skill | desirable | 2 |
| measure precise food processing operations | skill | desirable | 2 |
| mill operations | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform detailed food processing operations | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform public relations | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform services in a flexible manner | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Problem Solving and Critical Thinking | competency | desirable | 2 |
| provide food labelling expertise | skill | desirable | 2 |
| provide training on quality management supervision | skill | desirable | 2 |
| recruit employees | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Self Management | competency | desirable | 2 |
| train employees | skill | desirable | 2 |
| write work-related reports | skill | desirable | 2 |