Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Other Communication, Journalism, & Related Programs field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Other Communication, Journalism, & Related Programs majors need many skills, but most especially Writing. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Other Communication, Journalism, & Related Programs majors need more than the average amount of Writing, Reading Comprehension, and Active Learning.

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 Other Communication, Journalism, & Related Programs 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 Writing is very distinctive for majors, but the Writing, Reading Comprehension, and Speaking are the three most important skills for people in the field.