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