A recent study has revealed how different states value different soft skills, from creativity to conflict resolution.
CashNet, an online lending platform, recently conducted an analysis to determine the most disproportionately popular soft skills for jobs in the 75th percentile of wages in every U.S. state. The company used publicly available data from the job-search site Indeed to assess demand for 46 predefined soft skills across job listings in the top 25% of the area's wage bracket, then identified each state's most "uniquely popular" soft skill, considering the difference from the national average.
Across the board, strategic thinking was the most coveted soft skill for highly paid jobs, requested by 64.77% of listings. It was followed by negotiation (58.62%), and persuasion (57.41%).
Here are the most uniquely popular soft skill for each state, according to CashNet:
1. Alabama: work ethic
2. Alaska: patience
3. Arizona: mentoring
4. Arkansas: time management
5. California: conflict management
6. Colorado: creativity
7. Connecticut: diversity and inclusion
8. Delaware: enthusiasm
9. Florida: self-motivation
10. Georgia: conflict resolution
11. Hawaii: decision making
12. Idaho: positive attitude
13. Illinois: goal setting
14. Indiana: conflict management
15. Iowa: conflict management
16. Kansas: interpersonal communication
17. Kentucky: empathy
18. Louisiana: active listening
19. Maine: conflict resolution
20. Maryland: adaptability
21. Massachusetts: humility
22. Michigan: goal setting
23. Minnesota: conflict management
24. Mississippi: patience
25. Missouri: patience
26. Montana: patience
27. Nebraska: patience
28. Nevada: humility
29. New Hampshire: goal setting
30. New Jersey: diversity and inclusion
31. New Mexico: patience
32. New York: active listening
33. North Carolina: diversity and inclusion
34. North Dakota: time management
35. Ohio: conflict management
36. Oklahoma: interpersonal communication
37. Oregon: conflict management
38. Pennsylvania: goal setting
39. Rhode Island: patience
40. South Carolina: patience
41. South Dakota: positive attitude
42. Tennessee: emotional intelligence
43. Texas: active listening
44. Utah: humility
45. Vermont: critical thinking
46. Virginia: trustworthiness
47. Washington: conflict management
48. West Virginia: critical thinking
49. Wisconsin: trustworthiness
50. Wyoming: patience