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