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M$32 January 29, 2009 10:14 PM

Can someone create (or point me to) a general list of skills that people might have?

I'm building a website where people need to select their skills and expertise from a list.  I need help creating the list.

Can someone create or point me to a good, general list of skills that people might have? 

I don't want the list to be too huge.  Perhaps there can be root and sub-categories (example: Musician -> Drummer), but the list doesn't necessarily need to be that precise.

For example:
  • Legal
  • Accounting
  • Musician
  • Artist
  • And so on...
PS- My new website is nothing like Mahalo Answers, if you were wondering  :) It has nothing to do with answering questions or getting help.
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January 29, 2009 10:27 PM
Legal >>
Criminal Law
Family Law
Trademark Law
Real Estate Law
Tax Law

Marketing / Advertising >>
Marketing Plans
Advertising Management
Product/Brand Management
Advertising Concepts

Design >>
Graphic Design
Industrial Design
Illustrations

Technology >>
Web Design
Web Programming
Software Development

Business >>
Business Planning
Business Development
Market Research

Writing / Editing >>
Creative Writing / Editing
Technical Writing / Editing
Copywriting / Editing
Resume Writing / Editing
Speech Writing / Editing

Broadcasting >>
Acting
Modeling
Musician
Photography

Here you go. You could add some others or take some out if you'd like.

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January 29, 2009 10:30 PM
Something made by a government department aimed at either immigration or school students must exist.

Google gives me: http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/pdf/1121i.pdf
but it will have some Australian terms and probably not be useful.
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http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/pdf/1121i.pdf


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January 29, 2009 11:03 PM
You may or may not be looking to put real money towards this, but I know for certain that software programs such as Resume Maker have skill sets included in them for various positions.

OR this was good:
http://www.deed.state.mn.us/cjs/skill.htm (There is a .pdf file available for download too.)
Source(s):
http://www.deed.state.mn.us/cjs/skill.htm


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January 29, 2009 11:55 PM
I've got the perfect website for you to look at, it's called SkillsTM.com. Sign up for it, and check this site out. They have a whole list of skills and this should answer your question. Here's an example below.  Good luck!  
LawPractice AreasReal EstateAsset Protection (Debtor-Creditor Law)BankruptciesBusiness ReorganizationCommercial LendingConstitutional and Administrative LawConstructionContract LawCorporate & SecuritiesCriminal LawEmploymentEnergyEnvironmentalEquity and TrustsFinancial Services & BankingHealth LawIntellectual PropertyInternational LawLitigationMergers & AcquisitionsMunicipal & Regulatory AffairsPersonal InjuryProperty LawRaising CapitalSeniors' HousingTechnologyTort Law


Source(s):
http://www.skillstm.com


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January 30, 2009 02:14 AM
Those are professions, not personal skills. Questioner, please clarify what you mean by "skills". Cook or chef? Put me on your beta list if it is personal skills, sounds like something new.

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January 30, 2009 12:21 AM
The Bureau of Labor and Statistics uses a "Standard Occupational Classification" system for organizing occupations, and most of the entries can be mapped to skills of the type you're requesting. There are 23 top-level categories and significant detail within each, as much or as little as you can use.

http://www.bls.gov/soc/soc_majo.htm
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http://www.bls.gov/soc/soc_majo.htm


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January 30, 2009 01:02 AM
HEre is a list from some game (role playing maybe?) SkillsAgricultureAircraftAnimal HusbandryArchitecture (specific)Area/Location (specific)Art (or specific)FinanceChem-Bio-Rad WarfareChessCollecting (specific)Culture (specific)Defensive PositionsDiagnosisDrug TraffickingEconomics/FinanceHeraldryHistory (or specific)Illegal GamingLabor OrganizationsLaw (or specific)Business LawCivil LawCredit LawCriminal LawMilitary LawProcedural LawSpace LawTax LawLibrary UseMarketingMartial Art (specific)MilitaryMilitary TheoryNuclear WeaponsOrienteeringPharmaceuticalsPhilosophyPoliticsPsychological WarfareShips, Small Boats (or specific)Songs (or specific)Space SurvivalTax EvasionTea CeremonyTheologyTraps & SnaresVineologyWardrobe & StyleProfessional SkillsAccountantAerial OperationsAircraft MechanicAndroid RepairArchitectArmorerArtillerymanArtist (specific)AstrogationAstrologerAthlete (specific)Automotive MechanicBalloonistBankerBarberBartenderBilliardsBlacksmithBrewerButcherCarpenterCartographerClerkClock MakerCobblerCookCooperCorporate ManagerCybertechnicianDancerDiplomatDiverEditorElectricianEngineer (as in operating)EngraverExterminatorFarmerFence (Loot)FirefighterFisherForward ObserverGardenerHerbalistHousekeeperInterior DecoratorJanitorJesterJewelerJournalistLaw EnforcementLawyerLeatherworkerLibrarianLocksmithMasonMinerMine WarfareMountaineeringMusician (specific)Phone OperatorPhotographerPlumberRadiotelephone OperatorRigger (parachutes)Sail MakerSalesmanSeamanSecretaryShiphandlingSinger (specific)TailorTeamsterTechnical WriterTraderUndertakerValetWaiterWeaverWriterX-Ray TechnicianMagic Skills- obviously, these vary by campaignAlchemy [KS]Artifacting [KS]Conjuring [Ego]Cthulhu Mythos [KS]Demonology [KS]Earth Magic [KS]Elemental Magic [KS]Enchanting [Gen]Faerie Lore [KS]Hermetic Arts [KS]Hermetic Circles [KS]Magical Theory [KS]Necromancy [KS]Occult [KS]Shamanistic Arts [KS]Shaman Lodges [KS]Sorcery [Int]Spell Research [Int]Talismonger [PS]Voodoo [KS]Witchcraft [KS]Common PowersDark Vision [10]Extra PerceptionExtra RunningExtra SwimmingInfrared _Night_ Vision [5]Skill EnhancersJack of All TradesLinguistScholarScientistTravellerWell-ConnectedScience SkillsAnthropology (or specific)ArchaeologyCultural AnthropologyLinguistics & SemanticsPsychologyPhysical AnthropologySociology & SociodynamicsBiology (or specific)BacteriologyBotanyEcologyMarine BiologyMolecular BiologyPaleontologyZoologyChemistry (or specific)BiochemistryGeochemistryMetallurgyEngineering (or specific)AerospaceChemicalCivil, Structural, & MiningElectronic & ComputerMechanicalMarine & UnderseaNuclearProstheticsRoboticsMathematics (or specific)AlgebraAnalysisGeometryInfo. & Network TheoryRobopsychologyStatistics & ProbabilityTopologyMedicine (or specific)BiophysicsDentistryGeneticsImmunologyPathologyPharmacologyPhysiologyToxicologyVeterinaryPhysics (or specific)AstronomyAstrophysicsGeneral TheoryGraviticsNuclear PhysicsPlanetology (or specific)EcologyGeologyMeteorologyOceanographyXenology (or specific)XenobiologyXenolinguisticsXenopsychologyStat Based SkillsAcrobatics [Dex]Acting [Pre]Breakfall [Dex]Bribery [Pre]Bugging [Int]Bureaucratics [Pre]Climbing [Str/Dex]Combat Driving [Dex]Combat Parachutist [Dex]Combat Pilot [Dex]Computer Programing [Int]Concealment [Int]Contortionist [Dex]Conversation [Pre]Corporate Etiquette [Pre]Criminology [Int]Cryptography [Int]Deduction [Int]Fast Draw [Dex]Forensic Medicine [Int]High Society [Pre]Hypnosis [Pre]Interrogation [Pre]Inventor [Int]Lock Picking [Dex]Oratory [Pre]Paramedic [Int]Persuasion [Pre]Riding [Dex]Scrounging [Int]Security Systems [Int]Seduction [Pre]Sleight of Hand [Dex]Stealth [Dex]Streetwise [Pre]Systems Operation [Int]Tactics [Int]Tracking [Int]Trading [Pre]Tribeways [Pre]General SkillsAnimal HandlerDemolitionsDisguiseElectronicsForgeryGamblingInstructorLip ReadingMechanicMimicryNavigationShadowingSurvival/HuntingVentriloquismWeaponsmith (specific)TalentsAbs. Time Sense [3]Ambidexterity [3]Animal Friend [5]Body Toughness [10]Bump of Direction [3]Cramming [5]Danger Sense [10+]Defense Maneuver [5]Double Jointed [3]Eidetic Memory [10]Find Weakness [10+]Immunity [1-3]Light Sleeper [3]Lighting Calculator [3]Luck [5-15+]Perfect Pitch [3]Resistance [3+]Simulate Death [3]Speed Reading [3]Universal Translator [20+]

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January 30, 2009 02:18 AM
Eclectic list, confused term categories.

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January 30, 2009 01:04 AM

You'll find both broad categories and detailed job titles listed on the U.S. government's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) page as well as on the latest Occupational & Wage Estimates (see links below). The broad categories as well as the individual job types sport hyperlinks, which enable you to drill down further in each area for more details. Make sure you scroll all the way down the Occupational Employment & Wage page so you don't miss all of the various categories. Then, click on each job type to drill down for additional job classifications within each area as well as for national, regional and local wage information.

BLS Standard Occupational Classification:
http://www.bls.gov/soc/soc_majo.htm

BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Estimates (May 2007)
http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#b25-0000

Hope this helps!
Nancy
Source(s):
BLS Standard Occupational Classification:
http://www.bls.gov/soc/soc_majo.htm

BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Estimates (May 2007)
http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#b25-0000


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January 30, 2009 02:09 PM
I would have gone to this same list if you hadn't beaten me to it. At my last gig we did a bunch of work with high school students and "what do I want to do with my life" exploration tools, which included interests like you mention. The government's got a boatload of stuff, all free for the taking. It's a fair bet that many of the other sites listed just scraped and repurposed the government's base stuff. Why not?

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January 30, 2009 01:41 AM
I have a list of obsolete skills: http://obsoleteskills.com/skills/skills

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January 30, 2009 02:36 AM
Check it out by going to this website, and looking at the drop down box of all the professions one can have.

http://a388.g.akamai.net/7/388/1603/0001/www.freebizmag.com/zdpcmag01welcome.htm
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http://a388.g.akamai.net/7/388/1603/0001/www.freebizmag.com/zdpcmag01welcom...


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January 30, 2009 03:13 AM
check here...

http://www.popularmechanics.com/home_journal/how_to/4284709.html

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January 30, 2009 06:07 AM
A list of job skills.
Source(s):
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/626/01/


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January 30, 2009 11:11 PM
okay quick and easy... If you are looking to hire someone check out popular company websites such as Monster.com or yahoojobs.com

These skill sets are not copy righted... Going to one of these sight will help keep your search clear cut an simple.

I hope this was some what helpful.

Lydia

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January 31, 2009 12:36 AM
Well I have found a collection of websites below that I believe hold the key to the answer you are looking for. These two  links are pointing to the official departments in charge of careers and labor, in the US and UK respectively.They have thousands upon thousands of listed skill sets in their databases that are  arranged in alphabetic order.

Source(s):
http://www.bls.gov/oco/home.htm http://www.jobdatabases.co.uk/


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October 06, 2009 09:04 PM
Dunno if you're interested in this but there are some people with the skill to sense emotions of others and some people who have the skill to sense someone's personality (with help of a picture or seeing eachother) and people who have both hope it helps

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