Occupation Atlasinfantry soldier
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/bd5a2f44-fc06-45fd-909b-3a4001c8b8a3
infantry soldier
Infantry soldiers fight in combat missions or provide aid in peacekeeping missions and other humanitarian services. They handle weapons and provide defence services where they are required, and attempt to complete missions while causing minimal harm.
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Job Zone
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Typically associated skills
Essential (12)
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.
- camouflage
- ensure compliance with types of weapons
- ensure public safety and security
- execute working instructions
- handle surveillance equipment
- identify security threats
- military combat techniques
- military drill
- perform military operations
- provide humanitarian aid
- surveillance methods
- use different communication channels
Optional (20)
- assist in ship maintenance
- control crowd
- detain offenders
- execute vehicle maintenance
- first aid
- law enforcement
- legal use-of-force
- military code
- military weaponry
- operate armoured fighting vehicles
- operate radio equipment
- patrol areas
- perform covert investigations
- practice vigilance
- provide first aid
- read maps
- respond to enquiries
- restrain individuals
- undertake inspections
- use personal protection equipment
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