Promoting the Development of the Semiconductor Ecosystem in Costa Rica

Annex F. List of most sought-after generic skills

Table A F.1. List of most sought-after generic skills

#	Skill	AF	RF	#	Skill	AF	RF
1	Communications	9 058	31.2	51	Linux	1 117	3.9
2	Management	6 996	24.1	52	Presentations	1 100	3.8
3	Operations	4 914	17.0	53	Cost reduction	1 095	3.8
4	Leadership	4 280	14.8	54	Procurement	1 085	3.7
5	Security policies	3 861	13.3	55	Test engineering	1 081	3.7
6	Microsoft Excel	3 816	13.2	56	Interpersonal communications	1 077	3.7
7	Problem solving	3 658	12.6	57	Project management	1 065	3.7
8	Customer service	3 403	11.7	58	SQL (programming language)	1 059	3.7
9	Sales	3 369	11.6	59	Key performance indicators	1 049	3.6
10	Operating systems	3 300	11.4	60	Instructing	1 028	3.5
11	Planning	3 266	11.3	61	Manufacturing engineering	1 014	3.5
12	Data collection	2 976	10.3	62	Mathematics	1 008	3.5
13	Microsoft Office	2 783	9.6	63	Change management	999	3.4
14	Arithmetic	2 781	9.6	64	Soldering	999	3.4
15	Decision making	2 715	9.4	65	Accounting	996	3.4
16	Teamwork	2 594	9.0	66	Industrial engineering	989	3.4
17	Memos	2 593	8.9	67	Influencing skills	989	3.4
18	Auditing	2 514	8.7	68	Production schedule	948	3.3
19	Microsoft PowerPoint	2 474	8.5	69	Quality control	934	3.2
20	Purchasing	2 423	8.4	70	Software development	933	3.2
21	New product development	2 308	8.0	71	Material requirements planning	932	3.2
22	Troubleshooting/problem solving	2 222	7.7	72	Java (programming language)	930	3.2
23	Supply chain	2 217	7.7	73	Marketing	926	3.2
24	Innovation	2 146	7.4	74	Accountability	915	3.2
25	Agile methodology	2 115	7.3	75	Electronics	905	3.1
26	Automation	2 061	7.1	76	Reliability	905	3.1
27	Manufacturing processes	1 886	6.5	77	Test equipment	895	3.1
28	Debugging	1 828	6.3	78	Program management	855	3.0
29	Continuous improvement process	1 788	6.2	79	Business strategies	844	2.9
30	Co‑ordinating	1 744	6.0	80	Reengineering	836	2.9
31	SAP applications	1 710	5.9	81	Enterprise application software	798	2.8
32	Performance management	1 658	5.7	82	Timelines	790	2.7
33	Research	1 597	5.5	83	Verbal communication skills	787	2.7
34	Computer science	1 594	5.5	84	Consolidation	780	2.7
35	Lean manufacturing	1 553	5.4	85	Computer engineering	779	2.7
36	Finance	1 546	5.3	86	Packaging and labelling	777	2.7
37	Writing	1 510	5.2	87	Bilingual (Spanish/English)	770	2.7
38	Process improvement	1 483	5.1	88	Inventory control	764	2.6
39	Analytical skills	1 482	5.1	89	Geometry	763	2.6
40	Forecasting	1 323	4.6	90	Calibration	761	2.6
41	Python (programming language)	1 291	4.5	91	Business requirements	759	2.6
42	Data analysis	1 291	4.5	92	Supply chain management	758	2.6
43	English language	1 286	4.4	93	Scheduling	748	2.6
44	Coaching	1 235	4.3	94	Team building	739	2.6
45	Electrical engineering	1 206	4.2	95	Software engineering	737	2.5
46	Tooling	1 205	4.2	96	Business process	736	2.5
47	Self-motivation	1 189	4.1	97	Report writing	735	2.5
48	Environment health and safety	1 152	4.0	98	Manufacturing operations	729	2.5
49	Negotiation	1 138	3.9	99	Statistical process controls	719	2.5
50	Detail-oriented	1 132	3.9	100	Product management	718	2.5

Notes: Job postings belonging to the semiconductor and other electronics industries. Total job postings: 28 999.

#: ranking; AF: absolute frequency; RF: relative frequency (in %).

More information on Lightcast skills is available at: https://kb.lightcast.io/en/articles/7216059-lightcast-skills.

Source: OECD calculations based Lightcast (2023[1]), Lightcast Data - Data for the Next Move Forward, https://lightcast.io/products/data/overview.

References

[1] Lightcast (2023), Lightcast Data - Data for the Next Move Forward, https://lightcast.io/products/data/overview.