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🏛️ Enduring ESCO reuse: cross-sector

Lift heavy weights and apply ergonomic lifting techniques to avoid damaging the body.

lift heavy weights — lift heavy weights and apply ergonomic lifting techniques to avoid damaging the body. McKinsey's Skill Change Index places it in the enduring band (SCI 49.5/100) — a human-connection anchor whose value is projected to hold or grow through 2030. ESCO classifies it as a cross-sector (useful across many industries) skill within skills. It is currently listed by 22 occupations in our catalogue, including armoured car driver, hearse driver, ATM repair technician, and airport baggage handler.

Category: skills › moving or lifting materials, equipment, or supplies SCI: 49.5/100 Also known as: elevate heavy weights, lift heavy weight, lifting heavy weights, mount heavy weights, erect heavy weights, uphold heavy weights

Occupations that require lift heavy weights

Showing top 20 of 22 occupations · ranked by India employment volume, then AI-durability.

armoured car driver · 🤖 3.8/10
hearse driver · 🤖 3.8/10
ATM repair technician · 🤖 5.0/10
airport baggage handler · 🤖 5.0/10
beverage filtration technician · 🤖 5.0/10
blender operator · 🤖 5.0/10
candy machine operator · 🤖 5.0/10
centrifuge operator · 🤖 5.0/10
coffee grinder · 🤖 5.0/10
coffee roaster · 🤖 5.0/10
distillery worker · 🤖 5.0/10
distribution centre dispatcher · 🤖 5.0/10
fish trimmer · 🤖 5.0/10
granulator machine operator · 🤖 5.0/10
green coffee coordinator · 🤖 5.0/10
hand packer · 🤖 5.0/10
household appliances repair technician · 🤖 5.0/10
kettle tender · 🤖 5.0/10
oil rig motorhand · 🤖 5.0/10
rail intermodal equipment operator · 🤖 5.0/10

Frequently asked questions

What is lift heavy weights?

Lift heavy weights and apply ergonomic lifting techniques to avoid damaging the body.

What category of skill is lift heavy weights?

ESCO classifies lift heavy weights under the skills category, specifically in the moving or lifting materials, equipment, or supplies subcategory.

Is lift heavy weights an AI-durable skill?

McKinsey's Skill Change Index places it in the enduring band (SCI 49.5/100) — a human-connection anchor whose value is projected to hold or grow through 2030. This is a durable skill to invest in — high human-connection skills consistently resist automation.

Which jobs require lift heavy weights?

In our catalogue, 22 occupations list lift heavy weights as a required or important skill. The top occupations by employment volume include armoured car driver, hearse driver, ATM repair technician, airport baggage handler, beverage filtration technician, blender operator.

How transferable is lift heavy weights between industries?

ESCO tags lift heavy weights as a cross-sector (useful across many industries) skill — a signal of how portable it is when you change field.

Is lift heavy weights the same as elevate heavy weights?

Yes — lift heavy weights is also known as elevate heavy weights, lift heavy weight, lifting heavy weights, mount heavy weights, erect heavy weights, or uphold heavy weights. They refer to the same underlying capability in the ESCO taxonomy.

How can I learn lift heavy weights?

The most reliable path is to pick a job or project that demands lift heavy weights and learn through delivery. Complement that with role-specific roadmaps and short courses. Explore the occupations below to see where this skill is used in practice.

Data: ESCO v1.2.1 (CC-BY-4.0). Durability framework informed by McKinsey Global Institute (Nov 2025). See our methodology.