Table 3 
Mean of Occupational Information Network (O*NET) skill level scores by education level, men 

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Mean of Occupational Information Network (O*NET) skill level scores by education level, men
  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 2.895 3.126 3.062 3.059 3.524 4.005 4.178 4.524 4.585
Writing 2.515 2.771 2.685 2.680 3.155 3.664 3.844 4.182 4.142
Mathematics 2.072 2.226 2.274 2.498 2.543 2.986 3.033 3.115 2.535
Science 0.674 0.759 0.995 1.196 1.334 1.692 1.961 2.402 2.366
Process, complex problem solving and systems                  
Active learning 2.447 2.662 2.677 2.793 3.071 3.489 3.611 3.826 4.109
Complex problem solving 2.623 2.778 2.808 2.892 3.111 3.418 3.518 3.589 3.827
Critical thinking 2.999 3.189 3.188 3.237 3.526 3.823 3.914 4.057 4.385
Judgement and decision making 2.633 2.814 2.815 2.918 3.154 3.530 3.663 3.721 4.123
Learning strategies 2.184 2.384 2.367 2.525 2.707 3.086 3.211 3.545 3.303
Monitoring 2.899 3.073 3.048 3.080 3.362 3.656 3.691 3.756 3.687
Systems analysis 1.932 2.159 2.226 2.392 2.637 3.070 3.169 3.114 3.175
Systems evaluation 1.906 2.158 2.213 2.401 2.659 3.133 3.199 3.087 3.052
Social                  
Active listening 2.946 3.146 3.068 3.067 3.445 3.802 3.915 4.034 4.357
Coordination 2.966 3.080 3.050 3.183 3.255 3.425 3.449 3.388 3.613
Instructing 2.361 2.538 2.568 2.719 2.866 3.180 3.308 3.735 3.436
Negotiation 2.244 2.477 2.327 2.337 2.703 2.987 3.002 2.810 3.468
Persuasion 2.404 2.647 2.527 2.550 2.900 3.242 3.293 3.192 3.846
Service orientation 2.502 2.713 2.595 2.586 2.898 3.129 3.155 3.095 3.558
Social perceptiveness 2.617 2.812 2.688 2.669 3.046 3.349 3.415 3.418 3.812
Speaking 2.821 3.038 2.937 2.906 3.351 3.729 3.869 4.141 4.339
Technical operation and maintenance                  
Equipment maintenance 1.429 1.196 1.808 2.340 1.234 0.466 0.313 0.278 0.118
Equipment selection 1.227 1.052 1.537 1.986 1.194 0.727 0.588 0.585 0.610
Installation 0.490 0.422 0.846 1.372 0.605 0.298 0.222 0.133 0.078
Operation and control 2.319 2.085 2.505 2.783 1.978 1.134 0.907 0.812 1.220
Operation monitoring 2.496 2.400 2.707 2.943 2.481 2.037 1.836 1.733 1.785
Quality control analysis 2.283 2.156 2.549 2.899 2.320 1.974 1.771 1.715 1.351
Repairing 1.376 1.147 1.811 2.434 1.211 0.450 0.306 0.269 0.100
Troubleshooting 1.762 1.584 2.121 2.612 1.742 1.179 1.002 0.925 0.771
Technical design and analysis                  
Operations analysis 1.228 1.434 1.489 1.675 1.981 2.461 2.658 2.669 2.659
Programming 0.340 0.505 0.465 0.391 0.958 1.359 1.362 1.320 0.598
Technology design 0.655 0.742 0.884 1.087 1.104 1.277 1.235 1.211 1.077
Resource management                  
Management of financial resources 1.113 1.302 1.206 1.320 1.522 1.867 1.872 1.418 1.869
Management of material resources 1.284 1.394 1.384 1.509 1.571 1.771 1.762 1.483 1.773
Management of personnel resources 2.236 2.419 2.388 2.532 2.684 2.958 2.995 2.742 3.138
Time management 2.688 2.840 2.824 2.913 3.084 3.333 3.404 3.400 3.604
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Sample size 23,765 60,512 20,493 20,584 59,044 49,840 10,101 1,280 2,162
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 US Department of Labor, Occupational Information Network, version 17.0.
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