Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Family & Consumer Economics Studies field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Family & Consumer Economics Studies majors need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Family & Consumer Economics Studies majors need more than the average amount of Management of Financial Resources, Service Orientation, Mathematics, Persuasion, Systems Analysis, Operations Analysis, Systems Evaluation, Writing, Judgment and Decision Making, Complex Problem Solving, Social Perceptiveness, Speaking, Negotiation, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Programming, Learning Strategies, Instructing, Monitoring, Active Learning, Time Management, Coordination, Technology Design, Management of Material Resources, Management of Personnel Resources, Operation Monitoring, Science, Quality Control Analysis, Equipment Selection, Installation, Operation and Control, Equipment Maintenance, Troubleshooting, 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 Family & Consumer Economics Studies 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 Management of Financial Resources is very distinctive for majors, but the Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Writing, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Judgment and Decision Making, Service Orientation, Complex Problem Solving, Mathematics, Persuasion, Social Perceptiveness, Systems Analysis, Monitoring, Active Learning, Systems Evaluation, Time Management, Management of Financial Resources, Negotiation, Instructing, Coordination, Learning Strategies, Operations Analysis, Management of Personnel Resources, Management of Material Resources, Science, Operation Monitoring, Programming, Quality Control Analysis, Technology Design, Equipment Selection, Installation, Operation and Control, Equipment Maintenance, Troubleshooting, and Repairing are the three most important skills for people in the field.