Table 4 
Mean of Occupational Information Network (O*NET) skill level scores by education level, women 

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Mean of Occupational Information Network (O*NET) skill level scores by education level, women
  Less than high school High school Trades Registered apprenticeship College Bachelor's Master's Doctorate Professional degree
  Education level and meanEducation level and meanEducation level and meanEducation level and meanEducation level and meanEducation level and meanEducation level and meanEducation level and meanEducation level and mean
Reading comprehension 3.086 3.351 3.317 3.180 3.596 3.922 4.130 4.493 4.554
Writing 2.761 3.033 3.007 2.915 3.292 3.614 3.839 4.124 4.144
Mathematics 2.099 2.295 2.267 2.222 2.428 2.629 2.711 2.801 2.490
Science 0.450 0.560 0.801 0.891 1.041 1.486 1.896 2.352 2.408
Process, complex problem solving and systems                  
Active learning 2.562 2.797 2.828 2.845 3.055 3.384 3.556 3.797 4.054
Complex problem solving 2.552 2.731 2.702 2.700 2.901 3.210 3.388 3.533 3.752
Critical thinking 3.114 3.323 3.321 3.347 3.501 3.723 3.860 4.026 4.336
Judgement and decision making 2.656 2.838 2.787 2.770 2.999 3.393 3.576 3.733 4.075
Learning strategies 2.384 2.567 2.571 2.638 2.807 3.203 3.313 3.551 3.279
Monitoring 2.985 3.146 3.095 3.073 3.294 3.597 3.673 3.740 3.676
Systems analysis 1.942 2.183 2.173 2.144 2.444 2.792 2.976 2.986 3.109
Systems evaluation 1.916 2.163 2.147 2.207 2.401 2.865 3.025 2.970 3.010
Social                  
Active listening 3.153 3.393 3.401 3.318 3.612 3.823 3.959 4.114 4.333
Coordination 2.948 3.055 2.990 2.947 3.162 3.420 3.462 3.427 3.600
Instructing 2.508 2.667 2.687 2.728 2.865 3.141 3.321 3.686 3.437
Negotiation 2.497 2.680 2.596 2.524 2.755 2.988 3.043 2.910 3.416
Persuasion 2.615 2.818 2.756 2.761 2.935 3.184 3.286 3.254 3.777
Service orientation 2.927 3.079 3.131 3.101 3.209 3.298 3.316 3.292 3.570
Social perceptiveness 2.865 3.022 3.060 3.027 3.240 3.522 3.602 3.659 3.813
Speaking 3.057 3.287 3.286 3.197 3.501 3.744 3.910 4.160 4.302
Technical operation and maintenance                  
Equipment maintenance 0.421 0.328 0.322 0.497 0.292 0.152 0.142 0.096 0.061
Equipment selection 0.479 0.393 0.454 0.689 0.431 0.378 0.344 0.368 0.494
Installation 0.091 0.074 0.064 0.152 0.060 0.054 0.058 0.032 0.036
Operation and control 1.331 1.157 1.163 1.243 1.077 0.817 0.763 0.703 1.079
Operation monitoring 1.797 1.779 1.875 1.927 1.825 1.693 1.672 1.532 1.746
Quality control analysis 1.582 1.462 1.481 1.651 1.466 1.519 1.512 1.425 1.314
Repairing 0.381 0.299 0.282 0.415 0.242 0.142 0.139 0.092 0.038
Troubleshooting 0.861 0.738 0.830 1.038 0.760 0.690 0.726 0.665 0.659
Technical design and analysis                  
Operations analysis 1.038 1.251 1.214 1.381 1.494 1.942 2.323 2.368 2.597
Programming 0.443 0.590 0.524 0.428 0.714 0.852 0.984 0.959 0.540
Technology design 0.541 0.620 0.650 0.702 0.750 0.864 0.962 0.933 0.952
Resource management                  
Management of financial resources 1.177 1.334 1.254 1.194 1.343 1.465 1.533 1.322 1.729
Management of material resources 1.190 1.288 1.297 1.285 1.340 1.555 1.589 1.394 1.661
Management of personnel resources 2.264 2.437 2.395 2.364 2.544 2.840 2.952 2.787 3.103
Time management 2.713 2.876 2.847 2.779 3.019 3.300 3.405 3.419 3.593
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Sample size 9,469 35,395 11,386 3,535 57,539 61,910 12,909 1,053 3,106
Note(s):
Sample: Men age 25 to 34 who worked 30 hours or more in the reference week as an employee and had a valid occupation code; individuals with certificates below or above a Bachelor's degree as well as individuals whose postsecondary education was located at an institution outside of Canada were excluded. Postsecondary graduates whose field of study was "other" were also excluded.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, 2011 National Household Survey; and U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Information Network, version 17.0.
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