Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Engineering Physics & Applied Physics field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Engineering Physics & Applied Physics majors need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Engineering Physics & Applied Physics majors need more than the average amount of Programming, Technology Design, Science, Mathematics, Quality Control Analysis, Management of Financial Resources, Management of Material Resources, Troubleshooting, Operations Analysis, Learning Strategies, Systems Analysis, Complex Problem Solving, Instructing, Active Learning, Systems Evaluation, Operation Monitoring, Writing, Reading Comprehension, Time Management, Judgment and Decision Making, Management of Personnel Resources, Persuasion, Critical Thinking, Speaking, Negotiation, Active Listening, Coordination, Monitoring, Service Orientation, Social Perceptiveness, Operation and Control, Equipment Selection, Installation, Equipment Maintenance, and Repairing.
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 Engineering Physics & Applied Physics 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 Programming is very distinctive for majors, but the Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Writing, Speaking, Complex Problem Solving, Mathematics, Active Listening, Active Learning, Judgment and Decision Making, Time Management, Monitoring, Science, Systems Analysis, Learning Strategies, Instructing, Systems Evaluation, Coordination, Social Perceptiveness, Persuasion, Management of Personnel Resources, Service Orientation, Negotiation, Quality Control Analysis, Operations Analysis, Operation Monitoring, Management of Financial Resources, Management of Material Resources, Programming, Technology Design, Troubleshooting, Operation and Control, Equipment Selection, Installation, Equipment Maintenance, and Repairing are the three most important skills for people in the field.