Table A3.

Mapping Between US O-NET Skills and Our Skills Categories.

US O-NETAssigned Skills Subcategory that Matches BestAssigned Broad Category of Skills
(1)(2)(3)
MonitoringCognitive skills (narrow sense)Cognitive skills
Time managementCharacter skillsSocioemotional skills
Active learningCharacter skillsSocioemotional skills
Complex problem solvingCognitive skills (narrow sense)Cognitive skills
Critical thinkingCognitive skills (narrow sense)Cognitive skills
Equipment selectionCognitive skills (narrow sense)Cognitive skills
MathematicsCognitive skills (narrow sense)Cognitive skills
Operation & controlCognitive skills (narrow sense)Cognitive skills
Operations analysisCognitive skills (narrow sense)Cognitive skills
Operations monitoringCognitive skills (narrow sense)Cognitive skills
ProgrammingSoftware (specific) skills and technical supportCognitive skills
Reading comprehensionCognitive skills (narrow sense)Cognitive skills
ScienceCognitive skills (narrow sense)Cognitive skills
Systems analysisCognitive skills (narrow sense)Cognitive skills
Systems evaluationCognitive skills (narrow sense)Cognitive skills
Technology designCognitive skills (narrow sense)Cognitive skills
TroubleshootingCognitive skills (narrow sense)Cognitive skills
Judgment and decision makingCognitive skills (narrow sense)Cognitive skills
Management of financial resourcesFinancial skillsCognitive skills
Equipment maintenanceFinger dexterity skillsManual skills
InstallationFinger dexterity skillsManual skills
Quality control analysisHand-foot-eye coordination skillsManual skills
RepairingH-foot-eye coordination skillsManual skills
InstructingSocial skillsSocioemotional skills
Management of personnel resourcesPeople management skillsSocioemotional skills
Management of material resourcesProject management skillsCognitive skills
Active listeningSocial skillsSocioemotional skills
CoordinationProject managementCognitive skills
Learning strategiesSocial skillsSocioemotional skills
NegotiationSocial skillsSocioemotional skills
PersuasionCustomer serviceSocioemotional skills
Service orientationCustomer serviceSocioemotional skills
Social perceptivenessSocial skillsSocioemotional skills
SpeakingSocial skillsSocioemotional skills
WritingWriting skillsCognitive skills

Notes: Authors' elaboration based on BuscoJobs and O-NET data. The table shows our mapping between US O-NET skills (column (1)) and our skills subcategories (column (2)) and broader skills categories (column (3)). We are aware that the mapping between columns (1) and (2) can be associated with certain inaccuracies. To reduce these classification errors, we display results at the higher level of aggregation (column (3)).

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