Compare Purchasing Managers & Logisticians 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.)

Purchasing Managers $155,700
Logisticians $105,200

Similar skills & knowledge

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

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.

Law and Government
Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.

Service Orientation
Looking for ways to help people.

Negotiation
Bringing people together to solve differences.

Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.

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

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.

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

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

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

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

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

Personnel and Human Resources
Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.

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

Speaking
Talking to others.

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

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

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.

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


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.

Transportation Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Purchasing Managers
Purchasing Managers
Low
Transportation Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Logisticians
Logisticians
High

Transportation
Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.

Geography Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Purchasing Managers
Purchasing Managers
Very Low
Geography Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Logisticians
Logisticians
Medium

Geography
Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.

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Operations Analysis Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Purchasing Managers
Purchasing Managers
Low
Operations Analysis Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Logisticians
Logisticians
Medium

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

Production and Processing Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Purchasing Managers
Purchasing Managers
Low
Production and Processing Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Logisticians
Logisticians
Medium

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


Typical Level Of Training

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Typical level Of training for Purchasing Managers
Purchasing Managers

Bachelor's degree

Typical level Of training for Logisticians
Logisticians

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 Purchasing Managers
Purchasing Managers

No license found in District of Columbia

Licensing for Logisticians
Logisticians

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 Purchasing Managers
Purchasing Managers

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Certification for Logisticians
Logisticians

8 related certifications

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