Compare Natural Sciences Managers & Geneticists 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.)

Natural Sciences Managers $153,400
Geneticists $108,200

Similar skills & knowledge

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Science
Using scientific rules and strategies to solve problems.

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.

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

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

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

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

Speaking
Talking to others.

Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.

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

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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

Mathematics
Using math to solve problems.

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

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


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.

Biology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Natural Sciences Managers
Natural Sciences Managers
High
Biology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Geneticists
Geneticists
Very High

Biology
Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.

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Education and Training Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Natural Sciences Managers
Natural Sciences Managers
Medium
Education and Training Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Geneticists
Geneticists
High

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.

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Typical Level Of Training

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Typical level Of training for Natural Sciences Managers
Natural Sciences Managers

Bachelor's degree

Typical level Of training for Geneticists
Geneticists

Licensing

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Licensing for Natural Sciences Managers
Natural Sciences Managers

No license found in District of Columbia

Licensing for Geneticists
Geneticists

No license found in District of Columbia


Certification

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Certification for Natural Sciences Managers
Natural Sciences Managers

3 related certifications

Certification for Geneticists
Geneticists

8 related certifications

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