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