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