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