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control of expenses

🏛️ Enduring ESCO reuse: cross-sector

Monitor and maintain effective cost controls, in regards to efficiencies, waste, overtime and staffing. Assessing excesses and strives for efficiency and productivity.

control of expenses — monitor and maintain effective cost controls, in regards to efficiencies, waste, overtime and staffing. Assessing excesses and strives for efficiency and productivity. McKinsey's Skill Change Index places it in the enduring band (SCI 48.86/100) — 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 3 occupations in our catalogue, including cook, quantity surveyor, and shop supervisor.

Category: skills › monitoring financial and economic resources and activity SCI: 48.86/100 Also known as: controlling expenses, supervise expenses, expenses controls, administer expenses, control expenses, oversee expenses

Occupations that require control of expenses

Showing top 3 of 3 occupations · ranked by India employment volume, then AI-durability.

cook · 🤖 4.6/10
quantity surveyor · 🤖 5.0/10
shop supervisor · 🤖 5.0/10

Frequently asked questions

What is control of expenses?

Monitor and maintain effective cost controls, in regards to efficiencies, waste, overtime and staffing. Assessing excesses and strives for efficiency and productivity.

What category of skill is control of expenses?

ESCO classifies control of expenses under the skills category, specifically in the monitoring financial and economic resources and activity subcategory.

Is control of expenses an AI-durable skill?

McKinsey's Skill Change Index places it in the enduring band (SCI 48.86/100) — 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 control of expenses?

In our catalogue, 3 occupations list control of expenses as a required or important skill. The top occupations by employment volume include cook, quantity surveyor, shop supervisor.

How transferable is control of expenses between industries?

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

Is control of expenses the same as controlling expenses?

Yes — control of expenses is also known as controlling expenses, supervise expenses, expenses controls, administer expenses, control expenses, or oversee expenses. They refer to the same underlying capability in the ESCO taxonomy.

How can I learn control of expenses?

The most reliable path is to pick a job or project that demands control of expenses 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.