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