Compare Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners & Loss Prevention Managers 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.)

Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners $63,600
Loss Prevention Managers $155,700

Similar skills & knowledge

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

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.

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

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

Negotiation
Bringing people together to solve differences.

Service Orientation
Looking for ways to help people.

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.

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

Speaking
Talking to others.

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.

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.

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

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

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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

Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.

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.

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


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.

Education and Training Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
Low
Education and Training Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Loss Prevention Managers
Loss Prevention Managers
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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Administration and Management Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
Medium
Administration and Management Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Loss Prevention Managers
Loss Prevention Managers
High

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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Personnel and Human Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
Low
Personnel and Human Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Loss Prevention Managers
Loss Prevention Managers
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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Public Safety and Security Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
Medium
Public Safety and Security Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Loss Prevention Managers
Loss Prevention Managers
High

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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Psychology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
Low
Psychology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Loss Prevention Managers
Loss Prevention Managers
Medium

Psychology
Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.

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Mathematics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
Low
Mathematics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Loss Prevention Managers
Loss Prevention Managers
Medium

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

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Law and Government Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
Low
Law and Government Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Loss Prevention Managers
Loss Prevention Managers
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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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 Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners

Bachelor's degree

Typical level Of training for Loss Prevention Managers
Loss Prevention Managers

Licensing

Many states require licenses for certain jobs. See if your selected occupation requires a license and if so, follow the link to find information for your state.

Licensing for Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners

No license found in District of Columbia

Licensing for Loss Prevention Managers
Loss Prevention Managers

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 Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners

23 related certifications

Certification for Loss Prevention Managers
Loss Prevention Managers

3 related certifications

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