Compare Environmental Compliance Inspectors & Soil and Plant Scientists District Of Columbia

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Salary

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Environmental Compliance Inspectors $95,800
Soil and Plant Scientists $89,900

Similar skills & knowledge

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

Speaking
Talking to others.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Mathematics
Using math to solve problems.

Mechanical
Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.


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.

Food Production Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Environmental Compliance Inspectors
Environmental Compliance Inspectors
Very Low
Food Production Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Soil and Plant Scientists
Soil and Plant Scientists
Medium

Food Production
Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques.

Geography Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Environmental Compliance Inspectors
Environmental Compliance Inspectors
Low
Geography Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Soil and Plant Scientists
Soil and Plant Scientists
High

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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Personnel and Human Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Environmental Compliance Inspectors
Environmental Compliance Inspectors
Very Low
Personnel and Human Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Soil and Plant Scientists
Soil and Plant Scientists
Medium

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.

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Biology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Environmental Compliance Inspectors
Environmental Compliance Inspectors
Medium
Biology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Soil and Plant Scientists
Soil and Plant Scientists
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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Science Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Environmental Compliance Inspectors
Environmental Compliance Inspectors
Medium
Science Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Soil and Plant Scientists
Soil and Plant Scientists
High

Science
Using scientific rules and strategies to solve problems.

Mathematics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Environmental Compliance Inspectors
Environmental Compliance Inspectors
Medium
Mathematics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Soil and Plant Scientists
Soil and Plant Scientists
High

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

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Chemistry Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Environmental Compliance Inspectors
Environmental Compliance Inspectors
Medium
Chemistry Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Soil and Plant Scientists
Soil and Plant Scientists
High

Chemistry
Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.

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Design Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Environmental Compliance Inspectors
Environmental Compliance Inspectors
Very Low
Design Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Soil and Plant Scientists
Soil and Plant Scientists
Medium

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

Operations Analysis Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Environmental Compliance Inspectors
Environmental Compliance Inspectors
Low
Operations Analysis Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Soil and Plant Scientists
Soil and Plant Scientists
Medium

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

Physics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Environmental Compliance Inspectors
Environmental Compliance Inspectors
Low
Physics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Soil and Plant Scientists
Soil and Plant Scientists
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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Education and Training Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Environmental Compliance Inspectors
Environmental Compliance Inspectors
Medium
Education and Training Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Soil and Plant Scientists
Soil and Plant Scientists
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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Engineering and Technology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Environmental Compliance Inspectors
Environmental Compliance Inspectors
Low
Engineering and Technology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Soil and Plant Scientists
Soil and Plant Scientists
Medium

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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Administration and Management Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Environmental Compliance Inspectors
Environmental Compliance Inspectors
Low
Administration and Management Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Soil and Plant Scientists
Soil and Plant Scientists
Medium

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.

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Typical Level Of Training

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Typical level Of training for Environmental Compliance Inspectors
Environmental Compliance Inspectors

Bachelor's degree

Typical level Of training for Soil and Plant Scientists
Soil and Plant Scientists

Licensing

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Licensing for Environmental Compliance Inspectors
Environmental Compliance Inspectors

No license found in District of Columbia

Licensing for Soil and Plant Scientists
Soil and Plant Scientists

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 Environmental Compliance Inspectors
Environmental Compliance Inspectors

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Certification for Soil and Plant Scientists
Soil and Plant Scientists

12 related certifications

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