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3.1 KiB

Competences — pawnbroker

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/631aaef2-2d67-45c6-93a6-1b1abdf57542).

Essential

  • analyse financial risk (skill/competence)
  • assess customer credibility (skill/competence)
  • collect customer data (skill/competence)
  • communicate with customers (skill/competence)
  • debt collection techniques (knowledge)
  • debt systems (knowledge)
  • decide on loan applications (skill/competence)
  • determine resale value of items (skill/competence)
  • estimate value of used goods (skill/competence)
  • handle financial transactions (skill/competence)
  • identify customer's needs (skill/competence)
  • maintain client debt records (skill/competence)
  • maintain records of financial transactions (skill/competence)
  • manage pawnshop inventory (skill/competence)
  • negotiate on asset value (skill/competence)
  • perform debt investigation (skill/competence)

Optional

  • assess financial viability (skill/competence)
  • calculate value of gems (skill/competence)
  • credit control processes (knowledge)
  • enforce customer's debt repayment (skill/competence)
  • estimate value of musical instruments (skill/competence)
  • estimate value of used jewellery and watches (skill/competence)
  • obtain financial information (skill/competence)
  • perform market research (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 6 ads, as of 2026-07-18)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

Hard skills

  • customer service — 83 %
  • loan processing — 33 %
  • negotiation — 17 %
  • pawn item evaluation — 17 %
  • pawn item sales — 17 %
  • product valuation — 17 %
  • retail sales — 17 %
  • sales promotion — 17 %
  • staff training — 17 %
  • cash handling — 17 %
  • compliance procedures — 17 %
  • inventory management — 17 %
  • leadership — 17 %
  • loan facilitation — 17 %
  • loan negotiation — 17 %
  • merchandise appraisal — 17 %
  • merchandise evaluation — 17 %
  • store supervision — 17 %
  • team coaching — 17 %

Methods

  • structured career path — 17 %
  • paid training program — 17 %

Responsibilities

  • team member supervision — 33 %
  • team supervision — 17 %
  • transaction assessment — 17 %
  • transaction documentation — 17 %
  • team leadership — 17 %
  • product demonstration — 17 %
  • stocking shelves — 17 %
  • store management — 17 %
  • sales promotion — 17 %
  • pawn loan explanation — 17 %
  • pawn transaction management — 17 %
  • opening procedures — 17 %
  • loan processing — 17 %
  • merchandise preparation — 17 %
  • jewelry testing — 17 %
  • customer relationship building — 17 %
  • closing procedures — 17 %
  • customer service delivery — 17 %
  • deal making — 17 %
  • electronics testing — 17 %
  • friendly environment maintenance — 17 %
  • guest rapport building — 17 %