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