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