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Competences — telephone switchboard operator

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/0bf68df5-e808-4c27-abf2-6f85440f2d7f).

Essential

  • answer incoming calls (skill/competence)
  • communicate by telephone (skill/competence)
  • electronic communication (knowledge)
  • maintain telephony system (skill/competence)
  • redirect callers (skill/competence)
  • use communication devices (skill/competence)
  • use computer telephony integration (skill/competence)

Optional

  • concepts of telecommunications (knowledge)
  • greet guests (skill/competence)
  • handle helpdesk problems (skill/competence)
  • ICT communications protocols (knowledge)
  • implement a virtual private network (skill/competence)
  • install electronic communication equipment (skill/competence)
  • monitor communication channels' performance (skill/competence)
  • respond to customers' inquiries (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 43 ads, as of 2026-07-20)

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

Hard skills

  • telephone operation — 30 %
  • customer service — 26 %
  • data entry — 23 %
  • call routing — 23 %

Responsibilities

  • answering incoming calls — 23 %