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keep company

🔻 Declining ESCO reuse: cross-sector

Be with people to do stuff together, such as talking, playing games or having a drink.

keep company — be with people to do stuff together, such as talking, playing games or having a drink. McKinsey's Skill Change Index places it in the declining band (SCI 50.68/100) — 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 companion, and escort.

Category: skills › accompanying and welcoming people SCI: 50.68/100 Also known as: accompany, stay with, keeping company, hang out with

Occupations that require keep company

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

companion · 🤖 5.0/10
escort · 🤖 5.0/10

Frequently asked questions

What is keep company?

Be with people to do stuff together, such as talking, playing games or having a drink.

What category of skill is keep company?

ESCO classifies keep company under the skills category, specifically in the accompanying and welcoming people subcategory.

Is keep company an AI-durable skill?

McKinsey's Skill Change Index places it in the declining band (SCI 50.68/100) — 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 keep company?

In our catalogue, 2 occupations list keep company as a required or important skill. The top occupations by employment volume include companion, escort.

How transferable is keep company between industries?

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

Is keep company the same as accompany?

Yes — keep company is also known as accompany, stay with, keeping company, or hang out with. They refer to the same underlying capability in the ESCO taxonomy.

How can I learn keep company?

The most reliable path is to pick a job or project that demands keep company 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.