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use questioning techniques

🔻 Declining ESCO reuse: cross-sector

Formulate questions appropriate to the purpose, such as eliciting accurate information or supporting the learning process.

use questioning techniques — formulate questions appropriate to the purpose, such as eliciting accurate information or supporting the learning process. McKinsey's Skill Change Index places it in the declining band (SCI 60.27/100) — a skill likely to fall in demand as AI and automation cover more of its ground by 2030. ESCO classifies it as a cross-sector (useful across many industries) skill within skills. It is currently listed by 2 occupations in our catalogue, including survey enumerator, and market research analyst.

Category: skills › listening and asking questions SCI: 60.27/100 Also known as: utilise questioning techniques, ask questions, prepare queries, able to use questioning techniques, make use of questioning techniques, ask open questions

Occupations that require use questioning techniques

Showing top 2 of 2 occupations · ranked by India employment volume, then AI-durability.

survey enumerator · 🤖 5.3/10
market research analyst · 🤖 6.1/10

Frequently asked questions

What is use questioning techniques?

Formulate questions appropriate to the purpose, such as eliciting accurate information or supporting the learning process.

What category of skill is use questioning techniques?

ESCO classifies use questioning techniques under the skills category, specifically in the listening and asking questions subcategory.

Is use questioning techniques an AI-durable skill?

McKinsey's Skill Change Index places it in the declining band (SCI 60.27/100) — a skill likely to fall in demand as AI and automation cover more of its ground by 2030. Prioritise this skill only when it directly enables paid work today — plan for AI to absorb more of it every year.

Which jobs require use questioning techniques?

In our catalogue, 2 occupations list use questioning techniques as a required or important skill. The top occupations by employment volume include survey enumerator, market research analyst.

How transferable is use questioning techniques between industries?

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

Is use questioning techniques the same as utilise questioning techniques?

Yes — use questioning techniques is also known as utilise questioning techniques, ask questions, prepare queries, able to use questioning techniques, make use of questioning techniques, ask open questions, ask closed questions, or using questioning techniques. They refer to the same underlying capability in the ESCO taxonomy.

How can I learn use questioning techniques?

The most reliable path is to pick a job or project that demands use questioning techniques 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.