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