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