Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Linguistics of ASL & Other Sign Languages field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Linguistics of ASL & Other Sign Languages majors need many skills, but most especially Learning Strategies. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Linguistics of ASL & Other Sign Languages majors need more than the average amount of Instructing, Learning Strategies, and Social Perceptiveness.

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 Linguistics of ASL & Other Sign Languages 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 Instructing is very distinctive for majors, but the Learning Strategies, Speaking, and Instructing are the three most important skills for people in the field.