Compare Sales Managers & Advertising and Promotions Managers 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.)

Sales Managers $157,800
Advertising and Promotions Managers $125,800

Similar skills & knowledge

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

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.

Education and Training
Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.

Mathematics
Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

Service Orientation
Looking for ways to help people.

Sales and Marketing
Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.

Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.

Learning Strategies
Using the best training or teaching strategies for learning new things.

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

Negotiation
Bringing people together to solve differences.

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

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

Management of Personnel Resources
Selecting and managing the best workers for a job.

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.

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

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

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

Time Management
Managing your time and the time of other people.

Speaking
Talking to others.

Coordination
Changing what is done based on other people's actions.

Management of Financial Resources
Making spending decisions and keeping track of what is spent.


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.

Communications and Media Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Sales Managers
Sales Managers
Low
Communications and Media Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Advertising and Promotions Managers
Advertising and Promotions Managers
High

Communications and Media
Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.

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Typical Level Of Training

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Typical level Of training for Sales Managers
Sales Managers

Bachelor's degree

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

Licensing

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Licensing for Sales Managers
Sales Managers

No license found in District of Columbia

Licensing for Advertising and Promotions Managers
Advertising and Promotions Managers

No license found in District of Columbia


Certification

Certifications help you get ahead or qualify for different jobs. You usually have to pass a test to earn one, and then you can show employers that you have the skills and knowledge needed to do well on the job.

Certification for Sales Managers
Sales Managers

35 related certifications

Certification for Advertising and Promotions Managers
Advertising and Promotions Managers

22 related certifications

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