Compare Advertising and Promotions Managers & Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents District Of Columbia

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Salary

View the mid-level salary in both your current job and your selected occupation. (Annual salaries apply to people who work full-time year-round.)

Advertising and Promotions Managers $125,800
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales... $82,000

Similar skills & knowledge

These skills are commonly used in both your current job and your selected occupation.

English Language
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.

Administrative
Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.

Administration and Management
Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

Customer and Personal Service
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Monitoring
Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.

Judgment and Decision Making
Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one.

Negotiation
Bringing people together to solve differences.

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

Complex Problem Solving
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.

Speaking
Talking to others.

Critical Thinking
Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.

Active Learning
Figuring out how to use new ideas or things.

Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

Active Listening
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.

Systems Evaluation
Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it.

Computers and Electronics
Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

Mathematics
Using math to solve problems.

Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.


skills & knowledge Gaps

These are areas where you might have skill gaps. People working in your selected job generally need higher levels in these skill and knowledge areas than people working in your current job.

Economics and Accounting Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Advertising and Promotions Managers
Advertising and Promotions Managers
Low
Economics and Accounting Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
Medium

Economics and Accounting
Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data.

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Typical Level Of Training

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Typical level Of training for Advertising and Promotions Managers
Advertising and Promotions Managers

Bachelor's degree

Typical level Of training for Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents

Licensing

Many states require licenses for certain jobs. See if your selected occupation requires a license and if so, follow the link to find information for your state.

Licensing for Advertising and Promotions Managers
Advertising and Promotions Managers

No license found in District of Columbia

Licensing for Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents

No license found in District of Columbia


Certification

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Certification for Advertising and Promotions Managers
Advertising and Promotions Managers

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Certification for Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents

11 related certifications

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