Compare Biomass Power Plant Managers & Manufacturing Engineers District Of Columbia

Comparison Biomass Power Plant Managers Manufacturing Engineers
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.)

Biomass Power Plant Managers $106,100
Manufacturing Engineers $87,400

Similar skills & knowledge

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

Public Safety and Security
Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

Management of Material Resources
Managing equipment and materials.

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.

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

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

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

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

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

Speaking
Talking to others.

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

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

Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.

Operation and Control
Using equipment or systems.

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.

Technology Design Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Biomass Power Plant Managers
Biomass Power Plant Managers
Very Low
Technology Design Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Manufacturing Engineers
Manufacturing Engineers
Medium

Technology Design
Making equipment and technology useful for customers.

Operations Analysis Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Biomass Power Plant Managers
Biomass Power Plant Managers
Very Low
Operations Analysis Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Manufacturing Engineers
Manufacturing Engineers
Medium

Operations Analysis
Figuring out what a product or service needs to be able to do.

Equipment Selection Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Biomass Power Plant Managers
Biomass Power Plant Managers
Very Low
Equipment Selection Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Manufacturing Engineers
Manufacturing Engineers
Medium

Equipment Selection
Deciding what kind of tools and equipment are needed to do a job.

Design Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Biomass Power Plant Managers
Biomass Power Plant Managers
Medium
Design Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Manufacturing Engineers
Manufacturing Engineers
High

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

Mathematics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Biomass Power Plant Managers
Biomass Power Plant Managers
Medium
Mathematics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Manufacturing Engineers
Manufacturing Engineers
High

Mathematics
Using math to solve problems.

Science Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Biomass Power Plant Managers
Biomass Power Plant Managers
Low
Science Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Manufacturing Engineers
Manufacturing Engineers
Medium

Science
Using scientific rules and strategies to solve problems.

Active Learning Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Biomass Power Plant Managers
Biomass Power Plant Managers
Medium
Active Learning Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Manufacturing Engineers
Manufacturing Engineers
High

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


Typical Level Of Training

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Typical level Of training for Biomass Power Plant Managers
Biomass Power Plant Managers

Bachelor's degree

Typical level Of training for Manufacturing Engineers
Manufacturing Engineers

Licensing

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Licensing for Biomass Power Plant Managers
Biomass Power Plant Managers

No license found in District of Columbia

Licensing for Manufacturing Engineers
Manufacturing 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 Biomass Power Plant Managers
Biomass Power Plant Managers

4 related certifications

Certification for Manufacturing Engineers
Manufacturing Engineers

19 related certifications

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