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