Compare Construction Managers & Civil 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.)

Construction Managers $122,700
Civil Engineers $82,400

Similar skills & knowledge

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

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.

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

Building and Construction
Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.

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

Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.

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.

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.

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

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.

Speaking
Talking to others.

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.

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

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.

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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

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

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


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 Construction Managers
Construction Managers
Very Low
Science Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Civil Engineers
Civil Engineers
Medium

Science
Using scientific rules and strategies to solve problems.

Engineering and Technology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Construction Managers
Construction Managers
High
Engineering and Technology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Civil Engineers
Civil Engineers
Very High

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.

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Geography Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Construction Managers
Construction Managers
Very Low
Geography Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Civil Engineers
Civil Engineers
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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Design Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Construction Managers
Construction Managers
High
Design Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Civil Engineers
Civil Engineers
Very High

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

Physics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Construction Managers
Construction Managers
Low
Physics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Civil Engineers
Civil Engineers
Medium

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.

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Mathematics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Construction Managers
Construction Managers
Medium
Mathematics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Civil Engineers
Civil Engineers
High

Mathematics
Using math to solve problems.

Mathematics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Construction Managers
Construction Managers
Medium
Mathematics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Civil Engineers
Civil Engineers
High

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

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Typical Level Of Training

See how much education people typically have in your selected job, and then use the link to find training programs in your local area.

Typical level Of training for Construction Managers
Construction Managers

Bachelor's degree

Typical level Of training for Civil Engineers
Civil Engineers

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 Construction Managers
Construction Managers

License may be required in District of Columbia

Licensing for Civil Engineers
Civil Engineers

License may be required 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 Construction Managers
Construction Managers

45 related certifications

Certification for Civil Engineers
Civil Engineers

9 related certifications

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