Resume skills and software by occupation
This table covers 25 occupations and separates essential skills, transferable skills and software named in employer postings.
At a glance
This table covers 25 occupations and separates essential skills, transferable skills and software named in employer postings. Use it to identify relevant experience you can prove, then compare it with the specific job advertisement. The lists describe occupations nationally; they are not a checklist that every employer requires or a reason to claim unfamiliar software.
- Choose skills you can support with a specific task or result.
- Software for the job and everyday office tools serve different purposes on a resume.
- Empty cells mean missing source ratings, not that an occupation needs no skills.
Which skills belong on your resume?
| Occupation | Essential skills (up to 6) | Transferable skills (up to 6) |
|---|---|---|
| Registered nurses | Active Listening; Critical Thinking; Speaking; Reading Comprehension; Monitoring; Writing | Social Perceptiveness; Coordination; Service Orientation; Judgment and Decision Making; Complex Problem Solving; Instructing |
| Medical assistants | Active Listening; Speaking; Reading Comprehension; Critical Thinking; Monitoring; Writing | Social Perceptiveness; Coordination; Service Orientation; Instructing; Complex Problem Solving; Judgment and Decision Making |
| Customer service representatives | Active Listening; Speaking; Reading Comprehension; Critical Thinking; Monitoring; Writing | Service Orientation; Complex Problem Solving; Time Management; Negotiation; Persuasion; Social Perceptiveness |
| Retail salespersons | Active Listening; Speaking; Critical Thinking; Active Learning; Monitoring; Reading Comprehension | Persuasion; Service Orientation; Negotiation; Social Perceptiveness; Coordination; Time Management |
| Cashiers | Active Listening; Speaking | Service Orientation; Social Perceptiveness |
| Software developers | Critical Thinking; Active Learning; Reading Comprehension; Active Listening; Writing; Speaking | Programming; Judgment and Decision Making; Systems Analysis; Complex Problem Solving; Systems Evaluation; Technology Design |
| Accountants and auditors | Reading Comprehension; Active Listening; Critical Thinking; Writing; Mathematics; Speaking | Complex Problem Solving; Judgment and Decision Making; Social Perceptiveness; Persuasion; Service Orientation; Time Management |
| Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive | Active Listening; Speaking; Reading Comprehension; Writing; Monitoring; Critical Thinking | Service Orientation; Time Management; Coordination; Judgment and Decision Making; Social Perceptiveness |
| Project management specialists | Active Listening; Critical Thinking; Monitoring; Writing; Active Learning; Reading Comprehension | Judgment and Decision Making; Coordination; Time Management; Complex Problem Solving; Management of Personnel Resources; Social Perceptiveness |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | Active Listening; Speaking; Critical Thinking; Reading Comprehension; Writing; Active Learning | Negotiation; Persuasion; Social Perceptiveness; Complex Problem Solving; Coordination; Judgment and Decision Making |
| Data scientists | Mathematics; Critical Thinking; Reading Comprehension; Active Learning; Speaking; Active Listening | Complex Problem Solving; Programming; Judgment and Decision Making; Time Management |
| General and operations managers | Active Listening; Monitoring; Reading Comprehension; Speaking; Critical Thinking; Active Learning | Coordination; Management of Personnel Resources; Social Perceptiveness; Complex Problem Solving; Judgment and Decision Making; Persuasion |
| Human resources specialists | Speaking; Active Listening; Reading Comprehension; Critical Thinking; Writing; Active Learning | Service Orientation; Social Perceptiveness; Judgment and Decision Making; Complex Problem Solving; Instructing; Coordination |
| Market research analysts and marketing specialists | Active Listening; Critical Thinking; Reading Comprehension; Writing; Speaking; Active Learning | Complex Problem Solving; Judgment and Decision Making; Persuasion; Social Perceptiveness; Systems Evaluation; Coordination |
| Elementary school teachers, except special education | Learning Strategies; Speaking; Active Listening; Critical Thinking; Monitoring; Reading Comprehension | Instructing; Social Perceptiveness; Coordination; Service Orientation; Judgment and Decision Making; Time Management |
| Nursing assistants | Active Listening; Monitoring; Critical Thinking; Reading Comprehension; Speaking | Service Orientation; Social Perceptiveness; Coordination |
| Pharmacy technicians | Active Listening; Reading Comprehension; Speaking; Critical Thinking; Active Learning; Monitoring | Complex Problem Solving; Judgment and Decision Making; Service Orientation; Social Perceptiveness; Coordination; Time Management |
| Electricians | Active Listening; Critical Thinking; Speaking; Active Learning; Monitoring; Reading Comprehension | Troubleshooting; Repairing; Installation; Judgment and Decision Making; Quality Control Analysis; Complex Problem Solving |
| Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers | Monitoring; Critical Thinking; Reading Comprehension; Speaking | Operation and Control; Operations Monitoring; Time Management; Troubleshooting |
| Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | Active Listening; Monitoring; Speaking; Critical Thinking; Reading Comprehension; Active Learning | Service Orientation; Coordination; Social Perceptiveness; Judgment and Decision Making; Time Management; Complex Problem Solving |
| Construction laborers | Speaking; Active Listening | Coordination; Operation and Control; Operations Monitoring |
| Receptionists and information clerks | Speaking; Active Listening; Critical Thinking; Reading Comprehension; Writing | Service Orientation; Social Perceptiveness; Coordination |
| Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | Mathematics; Active Listening; Critical Thinking; Reading Comprehension; Speaking; Writing | Time Management |
| Financial and investment analysts | — | — |
| Graphic designers | Active Listening; Speaking; Active Learning; Critical Thinking; Writing; Reading Comprehension | Complex Problem Solving; Coordination; Judgment and Decision Making; Social Perceptiveness; Time Management; Negotiation |
Start with the occupation closest to your actual work. Select a relevant skill and connect it to something you did, rather than copying the whole row.
Which software should you name?
| Occupation | Software for the job (up to 6) | Everyday software (up to 5) | In-demand software (up to 8) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered nurses | MEDITECH software; eClinicalWorks EHR software; Epic Systems; Microsoft Access; Henry Schein Dentrix; Microsoft SharePoint | Microsoft Excel; Microsoft Office software; Microsoft Word; Microsoft Outlook; Microsoft PowerPoint | — |
| Medical assistants | MEDITECH software; Microsoft Access; eClinicalWorks EHR software; Microsoft SharePoint; Epic Systems; Intuit QuickBooks | Microsoft Excel; Microsoft Office software; Microsoft Word; Microsoft Outlook; Microsoft PowerPoint | Epic Systems; Microsoft Office software |
| Customer service representatives | Microsoft Access; SAP software; Adobe Acrobat; Intuit QuickBooks; Microsoft SharePoint; Oracle PeopleSoft | Microsoft Excel; Microsoft Office software; Microsoft Word; Microsoft Outlook; Microsoft PowerPoint | Microsoft Outlook; Microsoft Office software; Microsoft Excel |
| Retail salespersons | Salesforce software; Microsoft Access; Facebook; SAP software; Microsoft SharePoint; Adobe Acrobat | Microsoft Excel; Microsoft Office software; Microsoft Word; Microsoft Outlook; Microsoft PowerPoint | — |
| Cashiers | Mozilla Firefox; Apple Safari; Microsoft Edge | Microsoft Excel; Microsoft Office software; Microsoft Windows | — |
| Software developers | Structured query language SQL; Python; Oracle Java; Microsoft SQL Server; Perl; Microsoft Access | Microsoft Excel; Microsoft Office software; Microsoft Word; Microsoft Outlook; Microsoft PowerPoint | RESTful API; TypeScript; IBM Terraform; Jenkins CI; Spring Boot; Kubernetes; React; Spring Framework |
| Accountants and auditors | Microsoft Access; SAP software; Microsoft Project; Microsoft SharePoint; Structured query language SQL; Microsoft Visio | Microsoft Excel; Microsoft Office software; Microsoft Word; Microsoft Outlook; Microsoft PowerPoint | Intuit QuickBooks; SAP software; Microsoft PowerPoint; Microsoft Outlook; Microsoft Office software; Microsoft Excel |
| Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive | Microsoft Access; SAP software; Adobe Acrobat; Intuit QuickBooks; Microsoft SharePoint; Oracle PeopleSoft | Microsoft Excel; Microsoft Office software; Microsoft Word; Microsoft Outlook; Microsoft PowerPoint | Microsoft PowerPoint; Microsoft Outlook; Microsoft Word; Microsoft Office software; Microsoft Excel |
| Project management specialists | Microsoft Access; SAP software; Microsoft Project; Microsoft SharePoint; Microsoft Visio; Adobe Acrobat | Microsoft Excel; Microsoft Office software; Microsoft Word; Microsoft Outlook; Microsoft PowerPoint | Atlassian JIRA; Microsoft Project; Microsoft PowerPoint; Microsoft Outlook; Microsoft Office software; Microsoft Excel |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | Salesforce software; Microsoft Access; Facebook; SAP software; Microsoft Project; Microsoft SharePoint | Microsoft Excel; Microsoft Office software; Microsoft Word; Microsoft Outlook; Microsoft PowerPoint | Salesforce software; Microsoft PowerPoint; Microsoft Outlook; Microsoft Office software; Microsoft Excel |
| Data scientists | Structured query language SQL; Python; Oracle Java; Microsoft SQL Server; Perl; Microsoft Access | Microsoft Excel; Microsoft Office software; Microsoft PowerPoint; Linux; UNIX | NumPy; pandas; Scikit-learn; PyTorch; TensorFlow; Snowflake; Apache Spark; Microsoft Power BI |
| General and operations managers | Microsoft Project; Microsoft Access; SAP software; Microsoft SharePoint; Microsoft Visio; Adobe Acrobat | Microsoft Excel; Microsoft Office software; Microsoft Word; Microsoft Outlook; Microsoft PowerPoint | Microsoft PowerPoint; Microsoft Office software; Microsoft Excel |
| Human resources specialists | Microsoft Access; SAP software; Microsoft Project; Microsoft SharePoint; Microsoft Visio; Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft Excel; Microsoft Office software; Microsoft Word; Microsoft Outlook; Microsoft PowerPoint | Applicant tracking software; Oracle HRIS; Workday software; Microsoft PowerPoint; Microsoft Outlook; Microsoft Office software; Microsoft Excel |
| Market research analysts and marketing specialists | Microsoft Access; SAP software; Microsoft Project; Microsoft SharePoint; Structured query language SQL; Microsoft Visio | Microsoft Excel; Microsoft Office software; Microsoft Word; Microsoft Outlook; Microsoft PowerPoint | TikTok; Canva; Google Analytics; Adobe Creative Cloud software; Salesforce software; Microsoft PowerPoint; Microsoft Outlook; Microsoft Office software |
| Elementary school teachers, except special education | Microsoft SharePoint | Microsoft Excel; Microsoft Office software; Microsoft Word; Microsoft Outlook; Microsoft PowerPoint | — |
| Nursing assistants | MEDITECH software; Epic Systems; Apache Spark | Microsoft Excel; Microsoft Office software; Microsoft Word; Microsoft Outlook | — |
| Pharmacy technicians | MEDITECH software; Mozilla Firefox; Apple Safari; Microsoft Edge | Microsoft Excel; Microsoft Office software; Microsoft Word; Microsoft Outlook; Microsoft PowerPoint | Microsoft PowerPoint; Microsoft Outlook; Microsoft Office software; Microsoft Excel |
| Electricians | SAP software; Autodesk AutoCAD; Adobe Acrobat | Microsoft Excel; Microsoft Office software; Microsoft Word; Microsoft Outlook; Microsoft Windows | — |
| Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers | SAP software | Microsoft Excel; Microsoft Office software; Microsoft Word; Microsoft Outlook; Microsoft Windows | — |
| Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | MEDITECH software; eClinicalWorks EHR software; Epic Systems | Microsoft Excel; Microsoft Office software; Microsoft Word; Microsoft Outlook; Microsoft Windows | — |
| Construction laborers | Oracle Primavera Enterprise Project Portfolio Management; Autodesk Revit | Microsoft Excel; Microsoft Office software; Microsoft Word; Microsoft Outlook; Microsoft Windows | — |
| Receptionists and information clerks | Intuit QuickBooks | Microsoft Excel; Microsoft Office software; Microsoft Word; Microsoft Outlook; Microsoft PowerPoint | Microsoft Outlook; Microsoft Word; Microsoft Office software; Microsoft Excel |
| Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | Microsoft Access; SAP software; Adobe Acrobat; Intuit QuickBooks; Microsoft SharePoint; Oracle PeopleSoft | Microsoft Excel; Microsoft Office software; Microsoft Word; Microsoft Outlook; Microsoft PowerPoint | Intuit QuickBooks; SAP software; Microsoft Outlook; Microsoft Office software; Microsoft Excel |
| Financial and investment analysts | Microsoft Access; SAP software; Microsoft Project; Microsoft SharePoint; Structured query language SQL; Microsoft Visio | Microsoft Excel; Microsoft Office software; Microsoft Word; Microsoft Outlook; Microsoft PowerPoint | Microsoft Power BI; Tableau; Structured query language SQL; SAP software; Microsoft PowerPoint; Microsoft Outlook; Microsoft Office software; Microsoft Excel |
| Graphic designers | Adobe Photoshop; Adobe InDesign; Facebook; Adobe Acrobat; Adobe Illustrator; Adobe Creative Cloud software | Microsoft Excel; Microsoft Office software; Microsoft Word; Microsoft Outlook; Microsoft PowerPoint | Adobe Premiere Pro; Figma; Canva; Cascading style sheets CSS; Adobe After Effects; Adobe Creative Cloud software; Hypertext markup language HTML; Adobe InDesign |
Hot technology flags describe employer postings; they do not measure how frequently someone uses a product at work. The table separates everyday office software from other tools.[1]
Turn a listed skill into evidence
The medical assistant row includes active listening among essential skills and coordination among transferable skills. A concrete work example can demonstrate both more clearly than a list of adjectives.[1]
Method and limits
This page uses release 31.0, published in August 2026. Underlying ratings were collected in different years, sometimes much earlier, and have no state-level detail.[1]
Job.com selected and organized the source information. This page is not an official ranking or endorsement by the source publisher.[1]
What this means for your application
Read the advertisement after using the table. Put the most relevant, demonstrable skills in the experience bullets where a reader can see the evidence.
Use the resume examples to structure that evidence. Check the applicant tracking system (ATS) resume format before sending the file.
Data and method
Skills and software employers name, by occupation
For 25 common occupations: the software employers name for each (split into software for the job and everyday tools), the software O*NET flags as in demand, its most important essential and transferable skills, and its three most important core tasks, from the O*NET 31.0 Database.
- Source
- O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (O*NET)
- Release
- O*NET 31.0, August 2026
- Period
- O*NET 31.0 (August 2026); ratings collected in different years per occupation
- Method
- From software_skills.csv, an occupation's hot technologies (Hot Technology = Y) are split by O*NET category (Element Name): everyday tools are those in office suite software, word processing software, spreadsheet software, presentation software, electronic mail software, operating system software, video conferencing software, calendar and scheduling software, web browser software, instant messaging software; everything else is software for the job. Software for the job is ranked by how many O*NET occupations in the same SOC major group (the first two digits of the code) flag the product as a hot technology, then by how many occupations overall do, then alphabetically, and keeps the first 6. Everyday tools are ranked by how many occupations overall flag them, then alphabetically, first 5. In-demand software is the occupation's rows with In Demand = Y, ordered by how few occupations flag the product as a hot technology (ties alphabetical), first 8. From essential_skills.csv (basic skills) and transferable_skills.csv (cross-functional skills): elements on the importance scale (IM) rated 3.0 ("Important") or higher on O*NET's 1 to 5 scale and not flagged Recommend Suppress, highest first (ties alphabetical), first 6. Core tasks: task_statements.csv rows with Task Type = Core, ranked by their importance rating in task_ratings.csv (ties by task ID), first 3. Text is O*NET's, unedited; an occupation O*NET has not rated has empty skill and task cells.
- License
- CC BY 4.0
- Retrieved
Limits
- Ratings are survey and analyst means with standard errors, collected in different years for different occupations; some are several years old.
- Hot technology flags come from employer job postings across all occupations; in-demand flags compare postings within one occupation. Neither says how often a tool is used on the job.
- O*NET has no geography: the same lists apply in every state.
- O*NET has not yet rated skills or tasks for some occupations in its 2019 taxonomy (here, financial and investment analysts); those cells are empty.
- Job.com chose the occupations and the cut-offs; the lists are a selection from O*NET, not O*NET's own ranking.
Attribution
This page includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.
Job.com has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.
Download the data (CSV)Sources & approach
Based on the public sources linked below. Job.com selected and organized the data; no internal company data is used.
- O*NET 31.0 DatabaseU.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (O*NET) · Accessed October 23, 2026
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