Mathematics

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