Compare Education Administrators, Postsecondary & Purchasing Managers 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.)

Education Administrators, Postsecondary $102,100
Purchasing Managers $155,700

Similar skills & knowledge

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

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

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

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

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

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

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

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

Speaking
Talking to others.

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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

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.

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

Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.

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.

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.

Service Orientation
Looking for ways to help people.

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

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

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

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


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.

Law and Government Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Education Administrators, Postsecondary
Education Administrators, Postsecondary
Low
Law and Government Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Purchasing Managers
Purchasing Managers
Medium

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

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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 Education Administrators, Postsecondary
Education Administrators, Postsecondary

Master's degree

Typical level Of training for Purchasing Managers
Purchasing Managers

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 Education Administrators, Postsecondary
Education Administrators, Postsecondary

No license found in District of Columbia

Licensing for Purchasing Managers
Purchasing Managers

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 Education Administrators, Postsecondary
Education Administrators, Postsecondary

3 related certifications

Certification for Purchasing Managers
Purchasing Managers

28 related certifications

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