Compare Cost Estimators & Sustainability Specialists District Of Columbia

Comparison Cost Estimators 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.)

Cost Estimators $78,500
Sustainability Specialists $101,800

Similar skills & knowledge

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.

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.

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.

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

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

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

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

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

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

Speaking
Talking to others.

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.

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

Production and Processing
Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.

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

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.


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 Cost Estimators
Cost Estimators
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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Communications and Media Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Cost Estimators
Cost Estimators
Very Low
Communications and Media Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Sustainability Specialists
Sustainability Specialists
Medium

Communications and Media
Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.

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Education and Training Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Cost Estimators
Cost Estimators
Low
Education and Training Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Sustainability Specialists
Sustainability Specialists
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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Biology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Cost Estimators
Cost Estimators
Very Low
Biology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Sustainability Specialists
Sustainability Specialists
Medium

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

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Sales and Marketing Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Cost Estimators
Cost Estimators
Low
Sales and Marketing Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Sustainability Specialists
Sustainability Specialists
Medium

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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Law and Government Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Cost Estimators
Cost Estimators
Low
Law and Government Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Sustainability Specialists
Sustainability Specialists
Medium

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

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Geography Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Cost Estimators
Cost Estimators
Very Low
Geography Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Sustainability Specialists
Sustainability Specialists
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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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 Sustainability Specialists
Sustainability Specialists

Licensing

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Licensing for Cost Estimators
Cost Estimators

No license found in District of Columbia

Licensing for Sustainability Specialists
Sustainability Specialists

No license found in District of Columbia


Certification

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Certification for Cost Estimators
Cost Estimators

11 related certifications

Certification for Sustainability Specialists
Sustainability Specialists

13 related certifications

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