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Competences — oceanographer

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/4b759f0e-8fec-4cf5-80d4-d112a9fd4e51).

Essential

  • apply for research funding (skill/competence)
  • apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities (skill/competence)
  • apply scientific methods (skill/competence)
  • apply statistical analysis techniques (skill/competence)
  • communicate with a non-scientific audience (skill/competence)
  • conduct research across disciplines (skill/competence)
  • demonstrate disciplinary expertise (skill/competence)
  • develop professional network with researchers and scientists (skill/competence)
  • disseminate results to the scientific community (skill/competence)
  • draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation (skill/competence)
  • evaluate research activities (skill/competence)
  • execute analytical mathematical calculations (skill/competence)
  • gather experimental data (skill/competence)
  • geology (knowledge)
  • increase the impact of science on policy and society (skill/competence)
  • integrate gender dimension in research (skill/competence)
  • interact professionally in research and professional environments (skill/competence)
  • manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data (skill/competence)
  • manage intellectual property rights (skill/competence)
  • manage open publications (skill/competence)
  • manage personal professional development (skill/competence)
  • manage research data (skill/competence)
  • mathematics (knowledge)
  • mentor individuals (skill/competence)
  • oceanography (knowledge)
  • operate open source software (skill/competence)
  • operate scientific measuring equipment (skill/competence)
  • perform project management (skill/competence)
  • perform scientific research (skill/competence)
  • physics (knowledge)
  • promote open innovation in research (skill/competence)
  • promote the participation of citizens in scientific and research activities (skill/competence)
  • promote the transfer of knowledge (skill/competence)
  • publish academic research (skill/competence)
  • scientific modelling (knowledge)
  • scientific research methodology (knowledge)
  • speak different languages (skill/competence)
  • statistics (knowledge)
  • synthesise information (skill/competence)
  • think abstractly (skill/competence)
  • use measurement instruments (skill/competence)
  • write scientific publications (skill/competence)

Optional

  • apply blended learning (skill/competence)
  • apply digital mapping (skill/competence)
  • aquatic ecology (knowledge)
  • assist scientific research (skill/competence)
  • biology (knowledge)
  • cartography (knowledge)
  • chemistry (knowledge)
  • coastal management (knowledge)
  • collect samples for analysis (skill/competence)
  • conduct field work (skill/competence)
  • conduct research on climate processes (skill/competence)
  • conduct underwater surveys (skill/competence)
  • design scientific equipment (skill/competence)
  • develop scientific theories (skill/competence)
  • environmental engineering (knowledge)
  • environmental legislation (knowledge)
  • geographic information systems (knowledge)
  • geophysics (knowledge)
  • meteorology (knowledge)
  • operate remote sensing equipment (skill/competence)
  • perform diving interventions (skill/competence)
  • perform laboratory tests (skill/competence)
  • remote sensing techniques (knowledge)
  • teach in academic or vocational contexts (skill/competence)
  • use geographic information systems (skill/competence)
  • write research proposals (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 47 ads, as of 2026-07-18)

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

Hard skills

  • hydrography — 83 %
  • astrometry — 81 %
  • geophysics — 81 %
  • oceanography — 79 %
  • meteorology — 77 %
  • data processing — 77 %
  • environmental data collection — 68 %
  • bathymetry — 68 %
  • environmental exploitation — 62 %
  • prediction — 62 %
  • environmental prediction — 19 %

Methods

  • information warfare — 62 %
  • sea and shore duty — 62 %
  • postgraduate education — 62 %

Responsibilities

  • team leadership — 83 %
  • data dissemination — 62 %
  • environmental support — 62 %
  • navigation safety assurance — 60 %