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