# Competences — cytotechnologist

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/d117ef65-b253-4f04-bc85-353ef853443a).

## Essential

- **accept own accountability** (skill/competence)
- **apply context specific clinical competences** (skill/competence)
- **apply good clinical practices** (skill/competence)
- **apply safety procedures in laboratory** (skill/competence)
- **assist in the production of laboratory documentation** (skill/competence)
- **biosafety in biomedical laboratory** (knowledge)
- **carry out flow cytometry** (skill/competence)
- **cervical screening** (knowledge)
- **check the received biological samples** (skill/competence)
- **chemistry** (knowledge)
- **clinical cytology** (knowledge)
- **communicate in healthcare** (skill/competence)
- **comply with legislation related to health care** (skill/competence)
- **comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice** (skill/competence)
- **conduct cancer screening tests** (skill/competence)
- **cytopathology** (knowledge)
- **ensure public safety and security** (skill/competence)
- **examine cell specimens microscopically** (skill/competence)
- **fine-needle aspiration** (knowledge)
- **follow clinical guidelines** (skill/competence)
- **follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health** (skill/competence)
- **health care legislation** (knowledge)
- **hygiene in a health care setting** (knowledge)
- **infection control** (knowledge)
- **label medical laboratory samples** (skill/competence)
- **maintain medical laboratory equipment** (skill/competence)
- **manage infection control in the facility** (skill/competence)
- **medical informatics** (knowledge)
- **microscopic techniques** (knowledge)
- **operate microscope** (skill/competence)
- **perform gynecological examination** (skill/competence)
- **professional documentation in health care** (knowledge)
- **provide test results to medical staff** (skill/competence)
- **recognize cytologic abnormalities** (skill/competence)
- **sterilization techniques** (knowledge)
- **tissue cytogenetics** (knowledge)
- **work in multidisciplinary health teams** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- address side effects of menopause (skill/competence)
- biostatistics (knowledge)
- conduct health related research (skill/competence)
- coordinate the procurement of organs for transplantation (skill/competence)
- deal with emergency care situations (skill/competence)
- genomics (knowledge)
- interact with healthcare users (skill/competence)
- interpret urology diagnostic tests (skill/competence)
- medical genetics (knowledge)
- medical terminology (knowledge)
- observe confidentiality (skill/competence)
- pedagogy (knowledge)
- perform virological test (skill/competence)
- transplantation (knowledge)
- urogynaecology (knowledge)
- urolithiasis in the urinary tract (knowledge)
- use foreign languages in patient care (skill/competence)
- work in a multicultural environment in health care (skill/competence)

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 54 ads, as of 2026-07-11)

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

### Hard skills

- specimen preparation — **22 %**
- quality assurance — **19 %**

### Methods

- proficiency testing — **19 %**

### Responsibilities

- specimen evaluation — **20 %**

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