Compare Water Resource Specialists & Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers District Of Columbia

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Salary

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Water Resource Specialists $153,400
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining... Not Available

Similar skills & knowledge

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.

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

Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.

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

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

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

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

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.

Speaking
Talking to others.

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

Negotiation
Bringing people together to solve differences.

Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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

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


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.

Production and Processing Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Water Resource Specialists
Water Resource Specialists
Very Low
Production and Processing Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers
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 Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers
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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Operations Analysis Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Water Resource Specialists
Water Resource Specialists
Low
Operations Analysis Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers
Medium

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

Management of Financial Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Water Resource Specialists
Water Resource Specialists
Low
Management of Financial Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers
Medium

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


Typical Level Of Training

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Typical level Of training for Water Resource Specialists
Water Resource Specialists

Bachelor's degree

Typical level Of training for Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers

Licensing

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Licensing for Water Resource Specialists
Water Resource Specialists

No license found in District of Columbia

Licensing for Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers

License may be required in District of Columbia


Certification

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Certification for Water Resource Specialists
Water Resource Specialists

7 related certifications

Certification for Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers

2 related certifications

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