Use IT tools

Description

Application of computers, computer networks and other information technologies and equipment to storing, retrieving, transmitting and manipulating data, in the context of a business or enterprise.

Occupations requiring this skill

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Skill demand overview
  • Essential in 45 occupations
  • Optional in 13 occupations
  • Total: 58 occupations
  • Most common in: ISCO major group 1 (Managers)

Essential for

  • Footwear quality manager
    Footwear quality managers implement, manage and promote the quality systems in the company, using adequate tools and methodologies based on national, international or company stand…
  • Metal production manager
    Metal production managers organise and manage the day-to-day and long-term project work in a metal fabrication factory, to process basic metals into fabricated metals. They create …
  • Footwear designer
    Footwear designers perform fashion trends analysis, forecasting, and market research, create footwear concepts, and build collection lines by operating mood or concept boards, colo…
  • ICT teacher secondary school
    ICT teachers at secondary schools provide education to students, commonly children and young adults, in a secondary school setting. They are usually subject teachers, specialised a…
  • Leather goods production supervisor
    Leather goods production supervisors monitor and coordinate day-to-day production activities of a leather goods manufacturing plant. They oversee quality control as well as manage …
  • Footwear product developer
    Footwear product developers provide interface between design and production. They engineer the footwear prototypes previously created by designers. They select, design or re-design…
  • Footwear factory warehouse operator
    Footwear factory warehouse operators for footwear are in charge of storing the raw and subsidiaries materials, the working devices and the components for footwear production. They …
  • Orthopaedic footwear technician
    Orthopaedic footwear technicians design footwear and make patterns, using manufacturing technology. They compensate and accommodate foot and ankle fitting problems, design and manu…
  • Tanner
    Tanners program and use tannery drums. They perform the work according to the work instructions, verify the physical and chemical characteristics of the hide, skin, or leather and …
  • Leather goods quality manager
    Leather goods quality managers manage and promote the systems of quality assurance implemented in the organisations. They carry out the tasks in order to achieve predefined require…
  • Automated cutting machine operator
    Automated cutting machine operators send files from the computer to the cutting machine, place the material to be cut, and they digitize and select the fault in the materials…
  • Colour sampling operator
    Colour sampling operators apply colours and finish mixes according to the defined recipes. They apply pigments, dyes or other finishing mixes. Includes people performing activities…
  • Leather wet processing department manager
    Leather wet processing department managers plan and organise the work, the staff and equipment of the department involving the washing of the raw hides or skins. They remove unwant…
  • Leather goods CAD patternmaker
    Leather goods CAD patternmakers design, adjust and modify 2D patterns using CAD systems. They check laying variants using nesting modules of the CAD system. They estimate material …
  • Footwear quality controller
    Footwear quality controllers perform visual analysis of the aspects of footwear, raw material and components applying criteria previously defined and decide on rejections or accept…
  • Raw materials warehouse specialist
    Raw materials warehouse specialists organise and monitor the reception and storage of raw materials in the warehouse according to the required conditions. They monitor the stock le…
  • Leather goods warehouse operator
    Leather goods warehouse operators are in charge of the warehouse of leather, components, other materials and production devises. They classify and register the purchased raw materi…
  • Leather goods quality controller
    Leather goods quality controllers perform activities of analysis of visual aspects of the leather goods regarding appearance, robustness, absence of wrinkles, straightness of seams…
  • Digital literacy teacher
    Digital literacy teachers instruct students in the theory and practice of (basic) computer usage. They teach students digital literacy and, optionally, more advanced principles of …
  • Leather goods quality control laboratory technician
    Leather goods quality control laboratory technicians perform laboratory control tests according to the national and international standards. During laboratory control tests they pr…
  • Leather laboratory technician
    Leather laboratory technicians perform and report chemical analyses and physical tests of leather. They also perform and report chemical analyses of auxiliaries, environmental emis…
  • Pre-stitching machine operator
    Pre-stitching machine operators handle tools and equipment for splitting, skiving, folding, punching, crimping, positionning, and marking the uppers to be stitched and, when needed…
  • Advertising assistant
    Advertising assistants provide support in all the operations carried out in advertising departments or advertising agencies. They ensure that administrative activities are handled …
  • Footwear production technician
    Footwear production technicians perform a wide range of activities regarding footwear manufacturing. They are involved in all process phases, including product engineering and diff…
  • Footwear production manager
    Footwear production managers plan, distribute, and coordinate all necessary activities of the different footwear manufacturing phases ensuring the adherence to quality standards an…
  • Pensions administrator
    Pensions administrators perform administrative duties in the management of pension schemes, ensuring the correct calculation of client's pension benefits, compliance with legal req…
  • Finished leather warehouse manager
    Finished leather warehouse managers organise and monitor the finished leather warehouse, stock levels and organise product packing and dispatch. They maximise the warehouse space a…
  • Leather goods quality technician
    Leather goods quality technicians perform tasks related to the quality system by controlling quality and executing laboratory tests (finished products, used materials and component…
  • Footwear quality technician
    Footwear quality technicians manage all the standards and techniques related to processes and products. They perform tasks using quality systems based on national and international…
  • Leather goods industrial engineer
    Leather goods industrial engineers analyse product technical specifications, define productive operations and its sequence, refine working methods, calculate operative times by usi…
  • Footwear assembly supervisor
    Footwear assembly supervisors check and coordinate activities of operators in the lasting room. They are in charge of coordinating lasting room activity with the previous and foll…
  • Leather production planner
    Leather production planners are responsible for planning and following production planning. They work with the production manager to follow progress of the schedule. They work with…
  • Leather goods designer
    Leather goods designers are in charge of the creative process of leather goods. They perform fashion trends analysis, accompany market researches and forecast needs, plan and devel…
  • Leather finishing operations manager
    Leather finishing operations manager plan and organise the work of the finishing department. They are in charge of chemical supply and equipment management. They also coordinate th…
  • Leather goods manufacturing technician
    Leather goods manufacturing technicians perform a wide range of activities and tasks related to the leather goods manufacturing process including cutting, closing and finishing, ac…
  • Footwear production supervisor
    Footwear production supervisors monitor and coordinate day-to-day production activities of a footwear manufacturing plant. They oversee quality control to ensure that the end produ…
  • Leather goods product development manager
    Leather goods product development managers coordinate the leather goods design and product development process in order to comply with marketing specifications, deadlines, strategi…
  • Computer science lecturer
    Computer science lecturers are subject professors, teachers, or lecturers who instruct students who have obtained an upper secondary education diploma in their own specialised fiel…
  • Leather goods product developer
    Leather goods product developers perform and interface between design and actual production. They analyse and study the designer's specifications and transform them into technical …
  • Leather goods production manager
    Leather goods production managers perform a wide range of activities and tasks in the field of management, namely, they plan, distribute and coordinate all necessary activities of …
  • Footwear maintenance technician
    Footwear maintenance technicians are the professionals who install, program and tune different types of cutting, stitching, assembling and finishing equipment used in footwear prod…
  • Aquaculture recirculation technician
    Aquaculture recirculation technicians operate and control the production processes of aquatic organisms in land-based recirculation systems, which utilise water re-use processes an…
  • Footwear product development manager
    Footwear product development managers coordinate the footwear design and the product and collection development process in order to comply with design specifications, deadlines, st…
  • Leather goods maintenance technician
    Leather goods maintenance technicians programme and tune different types of cutting, stitching, finishing and specific equipment related to leather goods manufacturing. They take c…
  • Pre-lasting operator
    Pre-lasting operators handle tools and equipment for placing stiffeners, moulding toe puff and other actions necessary for lasting the uppers of the footwear over the las…

Optional for

  • Bespoke footwear technician
    Bespoke footwear technicians perform activities in small production environments (e.g. workshops) where footwear is typically custom-made. They design, prepare, cut and sew, assemb…
  • Chemist
    Chemists perform laboratory research by testing and analysing the chemical structure of substances.They translate the research results into industrial production processes which ar…
  • Cutting machine operator
    Cutting machine operators check leather, textiles, synthetic materials, dyes and footwear. They select areas of materials to be cut in terms of quality and stretch direction, …
  • Leather goods manual operator
    Leather goods manual operators handle tools to prepare the joint of the pieces in order to ready the pieces to be stitched or to close the already existing pieces stitche…
  • Leather measuring operator
    Leather measuring operators use machines to measure the surface area of leather and ensure that the machines are regularly calibrated. They note the size of leather and ensure its……
  • Leather goods stitching machine operator
    Leather goods stitching machine operators join the cut pieces of leather and other materials to produce the leather goods, using tools and a wide range of machines, such …
  • Secondary school teacher
    Secondary school teachers provide education to students, commonly children and young adults, in a secondary school setting. They are usually specialist subject teachers, who inst…
  • Manufacturing manager
    Manufacturing managers plan, oversee and direct the manufacturing process in an organisation. They ensure products and services are efficiently produced within the timeframe and bu…
  • Colour sampling technician
    Colour sampling technicians prepare recipes of colours and dyeing mixes. They ensure consistency in colour while using materials from different sources. Includes people performing …
  • Leather raw materials purchasing manager
    Leather raw materials purchasing managers plan and purchase supplies of hides, skins, wet-blue or crust in coordination with the production requirements. They negotiate processes a…
  • Aquaculture recirculation manager
    Aquaculture recirculation managers control the production of aquatic organisms in land-based recirculation systems, manage water re-use processes and supervise complex circulation,…
  • Foreign exchange cashier
    Foreign exchange cashiers process cash transactions from clients in national and foreign currencies. They provide information on the conditions and exchange rates for buying and se…
  • Leather goods packing operator
    Leather goods packing operators perform the final revision of the leather goods products. They apply accessories such as the handles, padlocks, or other features of the product (e.…

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Last updated on February 19, 2026

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