Compare Quality Control Systems Managers & Chemists 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
Chemists $134,700

Similar skills & knowledge

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

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

Quality Control Analysis
Testing how well a product or service works.

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.

Engineering and Technology
Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.

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

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.

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

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

Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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 Chemists
Chemists
High

Science
Using scientific rules and strategies to solve problems.

Mathematics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Quality Control Systems Managers
Quality Control Systems Managers
Medium
Mathematics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Chemists
Chemists
High

Mathematics
Using math to solve problems.

Chemistry Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Quality Control Systems Managers
Quality Control Systems Managers
High
Chemistry Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Chemists
Chemists
Very High

Chemistry
Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.

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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 Chemists
Chemists

Licensing

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Licensing for Quality Control Systems Managers
Quality Control Systems Managers

No license found in District of Columbia

Licensing for Chemists
Chemists

No license found in District of Columbia


Certification

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Certification for Quality Control Systems Managers
Quality Control Systems Managers

18 related certifications

Certification for Chemists
Chemists

6 related certifications

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