# Competences — typist Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/22f86890-f68b-402f-a711-3e6df4913271). ## Essential - **align content with form** (skill/competence) - **apply grammar and spelling rules** (skill/competence) - **company policies** (knowledge) - **decode handwritten texts** (skill/competence) - **draft corporate emails** (skill/competence) - **liaise with typists** (skill/competence) - **pose questions referring to documents** (skill/competence) - **provide written content** (skill/competence) - **transcription methods** (knowledge) - **type error-free documents** (skill/competence) - **use dictionaries** (skill/competence) - **use free typing techniques** (skill/competence) - **use microsoft office** (skill/competence) ## Optional - audio technology (knowledge) - compile content (skill/competence) - content development processes (knowledge) - digitise documents (skill/competence) - ensure proper document management (skill/competence) - integrate content into output media (skill/competence) - maintain customer records (skill/competence) - manage digital documents (skill/competence) - operate audio equipment (skill/competence) - perform office routine activities (skill/competence) - stenography (knowledge) - translate keywords into full texts (skill/competence) - type texts from audio sources (skill/competence) - use databases (skill/competence) - use shorthand (skill/competence) - use shorthand computer program (skill/competence) - use spreadsheets software (skill/competence) - use stenotype machines (skill/competence) - use word processing software (skill/competence) - write meeting reports (skill/competence) ## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 51 ads, as of 2026-07-20) Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs. ### Hard skills - data entry — **49 %** - proofreading — **31 %** - typing — **22 %** - document formatting — **20 %** - editing — **20 %**