Chart 1. Average skill importance for top 50 occupations with fastest growth
Skill category	O*NET content model skill	Mean skill importance
Complex problem-solving skills	Complex problem solving	0.21
Content skills	Science	0.79
Content skills	Writing	0.26
Content skills	Active listening	0.13
Content skills	Reading comprehension	0.10
Content skills	Speaking	-0.02
Content skills	Mathematics	-0.04
Process skills	Learning strategies	0.34
Process skills	Active learning	0.29
Process skills	Monitoring	0.24
Process skills	Critical thinking	0.23
Resource management skills	Time management	0.06
Resource management skills	Management of personnel resources	-0.06
Resource management skills	Management of financial resources	-0.06
Resource management skills	Management of material resources	-0.08
Social skills	Social perceptiveness	0.46
Social skills	Service orientation	0.41
Social skills	Instructing	0.24
Social skills	Coordination	0.00
Social skills	Persuasion	-0.04
Social skills	Negotiation	-0.17
Systems skills	Judgment and decision making	0.35
Systems skills	Systems evaluation	0.32
Systems skills	Systems analysis	0.26
Technical skills	Programming	0.36
Technical skills	Operations analysis	0.23
Technical skills	Technology design	0.16
Technical skills	Quality control analysis	0.00
Technical skills	Operation monitoring	-0.08
Technical skills	Troubleshooting	-0.12
Technical skills	Installation	-0.18
Technical skills	Equipment selection	-0.24
Technical skills	Operation and control	-0.34
Technical skills	Equipment maintenance	-0.43
Technical skills	Repairing	-0.44
Note: ONET = Occupational Information Network. Source: Author's calculations based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and ONET data.