Skills

In Emsi data, skills are competencies at specific tasks or familiarity with specific subjects acquired through education or experience.

Common Skills: Common skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education, such as a Master’s degree, or other certifications/credentials. They are essential in many industries and occupations (e.g. problem-solving, project management).

Technical/Hard Skills: Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry- or occupation-specific abilities related to a position. A hard skill for nurses might be CPR, and a hard skill for a data analyst might be JavaScript.