Occupation Atlasmayor
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/6cee3765-2b3b-48b0-af2b-1eb512d071fd
mayor
Mayors chair their jurisdiction's council meetings and act as main supervisor of the local government's administrative and operational policies. They also represent their jurisdiction in ceremonial and official events and promote activities and events. They, together with the council, hold the local or regional legislative power and oversee development and implementation of policies. They also supervise staff and perform administrative duties.
Job Zone
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed
Considerable preparation. Usually a bachelor's degree plus several years of work-related experience, knowledge, or training.
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Occupational interest profile
ESCEnterprising · Social · Conventional — the three strongest interests, in order
- E Enterprising5.52
- S Social3.69
- C Conventional3.62
- I Investigative3.35
- A Artistic2.70
- R Realistic1.54
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Legislators (11-1031.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, a broader O*NET occupation that includes this one, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (11)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- build community relations
- good governance
- government policy implementation
- government representation
- liaise with local authorities
- maintain relations with local representatives
- maintain relationships with government agencies
- manage administrative systems
- manage government policy implementation
- perform government ceremonies
- public administration
Optional (20)
- advise on legislative acts
- advise on public finance
- analyse community needs
- apply conflict management
- budgetary principles
- conduct public presentations
- constitutional law
- engage in debates
- legislation procedure
- manage staff
- motivate supporters
- perform political negotiation
- perform project management
- political parties
- political science
- prepare legislation proposition
- present legislation proposition
- project management principles
- public finance
- public law
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
Closest occupations
Compare any occupation →ESCO occupations that share the most of this occupation's 11 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
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