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