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Skill Areas

Learn about the most important skills for Budget Analysts. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each skill.
Importance*More Info
1.Management of Financial Resources89
2.Critical Thinking85
3.Complex Problem Solving83
Speaking83
5.Writing82
6.Mathematics80
7.Judgment and Decision Making79
Coordination79
9.Time Management78
Active Learning78
* Importance out of 100

Score Key
  Importance for success in this profession
  Level of proficiency needed

Skill Area Scores

Management of Financial Resources
Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures.
89
74
Take money from petty cash to buy office supplies and record the amount of the expenditurePrepare and manage a budget for a short-term projectDevelop and approve yearly budgets for a large corporation and obtain financing as necessary
Critical Thinking
Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
85
73
Determine whether a subordinate has a good excuse for being lateEvaluate customer complaints and determine appropriate responsesWrite legal brief challenging a federal law
Complex Problem Solving
Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
83
68
Lay out tools to complete a jobRedesign a floor layout to take advantage of new manufacturing techniquesDevelop and implement a plan to provide emergency relief for a major metropolitan area
Speaking
Talking to others to convey information effectively.
83
66
Greet tourists and explain tourist attractionsInterview applicants to obtain personal and work historyArgue a legal case before the Supreme Court
Writing
Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
82
64
Take a telephone messageWrite a memo to staff outlining new directivesWrite a novel for publication
Mathematics
Using mathematics to solve problems.
80
76
Count the amount of change to be given to a customerCalculate the square footage of a new home under constructionDevelop a mathematical model to simulate and resolve an engineering problem
Judgment and Decision Making
Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
79
66
Decide how scheduling a break will affect work flowEvaluate a loan application for degree of riskDecide whether a manufacturing company should invest in new robotics technology
Coordination
Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
79
70
Schedule appointments for a medical clinicWork with others to put a new roof on a houseWork as director of a consulting project calling for interaction with multiple subcontractors
Time Management
Managing one's own time and the time of others.
78
68
Keep a monthly calendar of appointmentsAllocate the time of subordinates to projects for the coming weekAllocate the time of scientists to multiple research projects
Active Learning
Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
78
73
Think about the implications of a newspaper article for job opportunitiesDetermine the impact of new menu changes on a restaurant's purchasing requirementsIdentify the implications of a new scientific theory for product design