Compare Water Resource Specialists & Sustainability Specialists District Of Columbia

Comparison Water Resource Specialists Sustainability Specialists
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.)

Water Resource Specialists $153,400
Sustainability Specialists $101,800

Similar skills & knowledge

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

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

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.

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

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.

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

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

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

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

Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.

English Language
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

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.

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

Speaking
Talking to others.

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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

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

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.

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.


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.

Sociology and Anthropology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Water Resource Specialists
Water Resource Specialists
Very Low
Sociology and Anthropology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Sustainability Specialists
Sustainability Specialists
Medium

Sociology and Anthropology
Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins.

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Production and Processing Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Water Resource Specialists
Water Resource Specialists
Very Low
Production and Processing Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Sustainability Specialists
Sustainability Specialists
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.

Administrative Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Water Resource Specialists
Water Resource Specialists
Low
Administrative Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Sustainability Specialists
Sustainability Specialists
Medium

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.

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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 Water Resource Specialists
Water Resource Specialists

Bachelor's degree

Typical level Of training for Sustainability Specialists
Sustainability Specialists

Licensing

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Licensing for Water Resource Specialists
Water Resource Specialists

No license found in District of Columbia

Licensing for Sustainability Specialists
Sustainability Specialists

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 Water Resource Specialists
Water Resource Specialists

7 related certifications

Certification for Sustainability Specialists
Sustainability Specialists

13 related certifications

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