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