Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Behavioral Sciences field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Behavioral Sciences majors need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Behavioral Sciences majors need more than the average amount of Programming, Science, Quality Control Analysis, Mathematics, Troubleshooting, Technology Design, Management of Material Resources, Social Perceptiveness, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Systems Evaluation, Systems Analysis, Critical Thinking, Operation Monitoring, Writing, Management of Financial Resources, Complex Problem Solving, Learning Strategies, Active Learning, Judgment and Decision Making, Coordination, Management of Personnel Resources, Speaking, Service Orientation, Operations Analysis, Time Management, Monitoring, Persuasion, Negotiation, Equipment Selection, Instructing, Operation and Control, Installation, Equipment Maintenance, and Repairing.
These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Behavioral Sciences majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Programming is very distinctive for majors, but the Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Writing, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Learning Strategies, Active Learning, Complex Problem Solving, Judgment and Decision Making, Science, Social Perceptiveness, Instructing, Monitoring, Mathematics, Time Management, Systems Evaluation, Systems Analysis, Coordination, Service Orientation, Management of Personnel Resources, Persuasion, Negotiation, Operations Analysis, Programming, Quality Control Analysis, Management of Material Resources, Operation Monitoring, Management of Financial Resources, Technology Design, Troubleshooting, Operation and Control, Equipment Selection, Installation, Equipment Maintenance, and Repairing are the three most important skills for people in the field.