Compare Cost Estimators & Logisticians 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.)

Cost Estimators $78,500
Logisticians $105,200

Similar skills & knowledge

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

Mathematics
Using math to solve problems.

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

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

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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

Speaking
Talking to others.

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

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

Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.

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

Negotiation
Bringing people together to solve differences.

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

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

Service Orientation
Looking for ways to help people.

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

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.

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

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.

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

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


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.

Transportation Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Cost Estimators
Cost Estimators
Very Low
Transportation Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Logisticians
Logisticians
High

Transportation
Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.

Public Safety and Security Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Cost Estimators
Cost Estimators
Very Low
Public Safety and Security Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Logisticians
Logisticians
Medium

Public Safety and Security
Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.

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Geography Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Cost Estimators
Cost Estimators
Very Low
Geography Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Logisticians
Logisticians
Medium

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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Sales and Marketing Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Cost Estimators
Cost Estimators
Low
Sales and Marketing Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Logisticians
Logisticians
High

Sales and Marketing
Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.

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Customer and Personal Service Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Cost Estimators
Cost Estimators
Medium
Customer and Personal Service Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Logisticians
Logisticians
High

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.

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Operations Analysis Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Cost Estimators
Cost Estimators
Low
Operations Analysis Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Logisticians
Logisticians
Medium

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

Personnel and Human Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Cost Estimators
Cost Estimators
Low
Personnel and Human Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Logisticians
Logisticians
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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Monitoring Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Cost Estimators
Cost Estimators
Medium
Monitoring Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Logisticians
Logisticians
High

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

Production and Processing Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Cost Estimators
Cost Estimators
Low
Production and Processing Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Logisticians
Logisticians
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.

Management of Personnel Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Cost Estimators
Cost Estimators
Low
Management of Personnel Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Logisticians
Logisticians
Medium

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

Education and Training Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Cost Estimators
Cost Estimators
Low
Education and Training Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Logisticians
Logisticians
Medium

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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Coordination Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Cost Estimators
Cost Estimators
Low
Coordination Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Logisticians
Logisticians
Medium

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


Typical Level Of Training

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Typical level Of training for Cost Estimators
Cost Estimators

Bachelor's degree

Typical level Of training for Logisticians
Logisticians

Licensing

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Licensing for Cost Estimators
Cost Estimators

No license found in District of Columbia

Licensing for Logisticians
Logisticians

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 Cost Estimators
Cost Estimators

11 related certifications

Certification for Logisticians
Logisticians

8 related certifications

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