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3.4 KiB
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82 lines
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name: webmaster
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description: "Occupational skill for the role 'webmaster' (also: website administrator, web administrator, web technician, e-commerce technician, webmasters). Use when the user asks for typical webmaster work such as: Design, build, or maintain Web sites, using authoring or scripting languages, content creation tools, management tools, and digital media.; Perform or direct Web site updates.; Confer with management or development teams to prioritize needs, resolve conflicts, develop content criteria, or choose solutions."
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# Webmaster
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Webmasters deploy, maintain, monitor and support a web server to meet service requirements. They ensure optimum system integrity, security, backup and performance. They coordinate the content, quality and style of websites, execute the website strategy and update and add new features to websites.
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## Core workflow
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1. Design, build, or maintain Web sites, using authoring or scripting languages, content creation tools, management tools, and digital media.
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2. Perform or direct Web site updates.
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3. Confer with management or development teams to prioritize needs, resolve conflicts, develop content criteria, or choose solutions.
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4. Back up files from Web sites to local directories for instant recovery in case of problems.
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5. Evaluate code to ensure that it is valid, is properly structured, meets industry standards, and is compatible with browsers, devices, or operating systems.
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6. Maintain understanding of current Web technologies or programming practices through continuing education, reading, or participation in professional conferences, workshops, or groups.
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7. Analyze user needs to determine technical requirements.
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8. Develop databases that support Web applications and Web sites.
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## How to use this skill
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- Read [references/profile.md](references/profile.md) for the occupation profile and scope.
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- Consult [references/tasks.md](references/tasks.md) for the full task and activity inventory.
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- Check [references/skills.md](references/skills.md) for essential vs. optional competences.
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- Check [references/tools.md](references/tools.md) for the software commonly used in this role.
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- See [references/ai-skills.md](references/ai-skills.md) — matched external AI agent skills (per-source attribution).
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## Key competences (essential)
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- apply ICT system usage policies
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- apply tools for content development
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- authoring software
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- develop digital content
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- digital communication and collaboration
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- digital systems
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- domain name service
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- graphics editor software
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- implement front-end website design
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- maintain ICT server
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- maintain responsive design
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- problem-solving with digital tools
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- proxy servers
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- quality assurance methodologies
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- study website behaviour patterns
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## Hot technologies
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- IBM SPSS Statistics
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- SAS
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- The MathWorks MATLAB
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- Atlassian Bitbucket
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- Docker
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- GitHub
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- Kubernetes
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- Red Hat OpenShift
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- Spring Boot
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- Tableau
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## Hot technologies
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Top tools from 35 gated job ads (see references/market.md, as of 2026-07-20):
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- DHTML — 26 %
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- HTML — 26 %
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- Microsoft SharePoint — 23 %
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- JavaScript — 17 %
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- WordPress — 17 %
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- Adobe Illustrator — 14 %
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- VB Script — 14 %
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- Adobe Dreamweaver — 11 %
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- Cascading Style Sheets — 11 %
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- Java Scripts — 11 %
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---
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*Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/dc8ef7da-d2c0-4474-96a0-6d0385eeec1e), O*NET 30.3 (15-1254.00). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*
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