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