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🔄 Evolving ESCO reuse: cross-sector

Encourage sales by identifying the customer’s buying needs and by promoting benefits and features of the organisation’s services. Respond to and resolve customer objections and agree to mutually beneficial terms and conditions.

sell services — encourage sales by identifying the customer’s buying needs and by promoting benefits and features of the organisation’s services. Respond to and resolve customer objections and agree to mutually beneficial terms and conditions. McKinsey's Skill Change Index places it in the evolving band (SCI 50.68/100) — the skill will still matter in 2030 but the nature of the work is changing. 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 service manager, and spa attendant.

Category: skills › selling products or services SCI: 50.68/100 Also known as: collect money in exchange for services, accept payment for services, selling services

Occupations that require sell services

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

service manager · 🤖 5.0/10
spa attendant · 🤖 5.0/10

Frequently asked questions

What is sell services?

Encourage sales by identifying the customer’s buying needs and by promoting benefits and features of the organisation’s services. Respond to and resolve customer objections and agree to mutually beneficial terms and conditions.

What category of skill is sell services?

ESCO classifies sell services under the skills category, specifically in the selling products or services subcategory.

Is sell services an AI-durable skill?

McKinsey's Skill Change Index places it in the evolving band (SCI 50.68/100) — the skill will still matter in 2030 but the nature of the work is changing. Continue investing, but pair it with the AI-tool workflow that is reshaping the field so you evolve with it.

Which jobs require sell services?

In our catalogue, 2 occupations list sell services as a required or important skill. The top occupations by employment volume include service manager, spa attendant.

How transferable is sell services between industries?

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

Is sell services the same as collect money in exchange for services?

Yes — sell services is also known as collect money in exchange for services, accept payment for services, or selling services. They refer to the same underlying capability in the ESCO taxonomy.

How can I learn sell services?

The most reliable path is to pick a job or project that demands sell services 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.