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