Compare Quality Control Systems Managers & Validation Engineers 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.)

Quality Control Systems Managers $106,100
Validation Engineers $87,400

Similar skills & knowledge

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Systems Analysis
Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it.

Operations Monitoring
Watching gauges, dials, or display screens to make sure a machine is working.

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.

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

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

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

Speaking
Talking to others.

Production and Processing
Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.

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.

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

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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.

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

Physics
Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub- atomic structures and processes.


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.

Science Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Quality Control Systems Managers
Quality Control Systems Managers
Low
Science Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Validation Engineers
Validation Engineers
Medium

Science
Using scientific rules and strategies to solve problems.

Design Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Quality Control Systems Managers
Quality Control Systems Managers
Low
Design Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Validation Engineers
Validation Engineers
Medium

Design
Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.

Mechanical Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Quality Control Systems Managers
Quality Control Systems Managers
Low
Mechanical Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Validation Engineers
Validation Engineers
Medium

Mechanical
Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.

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Typical Level Of Training

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Typical level Of training for Quality Control Systems Managers
Quality Control Systems Managers

Bachelor's degree

Typical level Of training for Validation Engineers
Validation Engineers

Licensing

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Licensing for Quality Control Systems Managers
Quality Control Systems Managers

No license found in District of Columbia

Licensing for Validation Engineers
Validation Engineers

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 Quality Control Systems Managers
Quality Control Systems Managers

18 related certifications

Certification for Validation Engineers
Validation Engineers

2 related certifications

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