Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Astronomy & Astrophysics field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Astronomy & Astrophysics majors need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Astronomy & Astrophysics majors need more than the average amount of Science, Programming, Technology Design, Mathematics, Operations Analysis, Management of Financial Resources, Learning Strategies, Writing, Active Learning, Management of Material Resources, Systems Analysis, Reading Comprehension, Systems Evaluation, Speaking, Operation Monitoring, Instructing, Critical Thinking, Complex Problem Solving, Judgment and Decision Making, Management of Personnel Resources, Time Management, Active Listening, Persuasion, Monitoring, Quality Control Analysis, Troubleshooting, Service Orientation, Negotiation, Social Perceptiveness, Coordination, Operation and Control, Equipment Selection, Repairing, Equipment Maintenance, and Installation.
These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Astronomy & Astrophysics majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Science is very distinctive for majors, but the Reading Comprehension, Writing, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Mathematics, Active Learning, Science, Judgment and Decision Making, Complex Problem Solving, Monitoring, Time Management, Learning Strategies, Systems Analysis, Systems Evaluation, Instructing, Social Perceptiveness, Persuasion, Coordination, Management of Personnel Resources, Service Orientation, Operations Analysis, Negotiation, Operation Monitoring, Management of Financial Resources, Quality Control Analysis, Management of Material Resources, Programming, Technology Design, Operation and Control, Troubleshooting, Equipment Selection, Equipment Maintenance, Repairing, and Installation are the three most important skills for people in the field.