Compare Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists & Marketing 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.)

Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists $82,200
Marketing Managers $161,900

Similar skills & knowledge

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

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

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.

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

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

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.

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

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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.

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

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.

Economics and Accounting
Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data.

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

Speaking
Talking to others.

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

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

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

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.

Service Orientation
Looking for ways to help people.


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.

Management of Financial Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
Very Low
Management of Financial Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Marketing Managers
Marketing Managers
Medium

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

Design Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
Very Low
Design Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Marketing Managers
Marketing Managers
Medium

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

Negotiation Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
Low
Negotiation Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Marketing Managers
Marketing Managers
Medium

Negotiation
Bringing people together to solve differences.


Typical Level Of Training

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Typical level Of training for Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists

Bachelor's degree

Typical level Of training for Marketing Managers
Marketing Managers

Licensing

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Licensing for Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists

No license found in District of Columbia

Licensing for Marketing Managers
Marketing 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 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists

13 related certifications

Certification for Marketing Managers
Marketing Managers

36 related certifications

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