Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Business Administration, Management, & Operations field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Business Administration, Management, & Operations majors need many skills, but most especially Critical Thinking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Business Administration, Management, & Operations majors need more than the average amount of Management of Financial Resources, Management of Material Resources, and Operations Analysis.

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 Business Administration, Management, & Operations 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 Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, and Active Listening are the three most important skills for people in the field.