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use communication devices

🏛️ Enduring ESCO reuse: cross-sector

Operate communication devices in order to interact with customers, colleagues, and others.

use communication devices — operate communication devices in order to interact with customers, colleagues, and others. McKinsey's Skill Change Index places it in the enduring band (SCI 49.66/100) — 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 6 occupations in our catalogue, including cargo vehicle driver, aquaculture mooring manager, move coordinator, and move manager.

Category: skills › operating communications equipment SCI: 49.66/100 Also known as: use communication equipment, operate communication equipment, conduct communications operations using communication devices, utilise communication devices, communicate using communication equipment, operate communication devices

Occupations that require use communication devices

Showing top 6 of 6 occupations · ranked by India employment volume, then AI-durability.

cargo vehicle driver · 🤖 3.8/10
aquaculture mooring manager · 🤖 5.0/10
move coordinator · 🤖 5.0/10
move manager · 🤖 5.0/10
mover · 🤖 5.0/10
Taxi drivers · 🤖 5.8/10

Frequently asked questions

What is use communication devices?

Operate communication devices in order to interact with customers, colleagues, and others.

What category of skill is use communication devices?

ESCO classifies use communication devices under the skills category, specifically in the operating communications equipment subcategory.

Is use communication devices an AI-durable skill?

McKinsey's Skill Change Index places it in the enduring band (SCI 49.66/100) — 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 use communication devices?

In our catalogue, 6 occupations list use communication devices as a required or important skill. The top occupations by employment volume include cargo vehicle driver, aquaculture mooring manager, move coordinator, move manager, mover, Taxi drivers.

How transferable is use communication devices between industries?

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

Is use communication devices the same as use communication equipment?

Yes — use communication devices is also known as use communication equipment, operate communication equipment, conduct communications operations using communication devices, utilise communication devices, communicate using communication equipment, operate communication devices, communicate using communication devices, or utilise communication equipment. They refer to the same underlying capability in the ESCO taxonomy.

How can I learn use communication devices?

The most reliable path is to pick a job or project that demands use communication devices 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.