Compare Sustainability Specialists & Environmental Engineers 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.)

Sustainability Specialists $101,800
Environmental Engineers $109,000

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.

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.

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

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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

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.

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

Speaking
Talking to others.

Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.

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.

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

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

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

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

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

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.

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

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

Engineering and Technology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Sustainability Specialists
Sustainability Specialists
Medium
Engineering and Technology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Environmental Engineers
Environmental Engineers
Very High

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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Physics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Sustainability Specialists
Sustainability Specialists
Low
Physics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Environmental Engineers
Environmental Engineers
High

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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Science Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Sustainability Specialists
Sustainability Specialists
Very Low
Science Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Environmental Engineers
Environmental Engineers
Medium

Science
Using scientific rules and strategies to solve problems.

Chemistry Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Sustainability Specialists
Sustainability Specialists
Low
Chemistry Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Environmental Engineers
Environmental Engineers
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 Sustainability Specialists
Sustainability Specialists
Medium
Design Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Environmental Engineers
Environmental Engineers
High

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

Mechanical Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Sustainability Specialists
Sustainability Specialists
Low
Mechanical Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Environmental Engineers
Environmental Engineers
Medium

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

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Mathematics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Sustainability Specialists
Sustainability Specialists
Medium
Mathematics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Environmental Engineers
Environmental Engineers
High

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

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Mathematics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Sustainability Specialists
Sustainability Specialists
Low
Mathematics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Environmental Engineers
Environmental Engineers
Medium

Mathematics
Using math to solve problems.

Public Safety and Security Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Sustainability Specialists
Sustainability Specialists
Low
Public Safety and Security Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Environmental Engineers
Environmental Engineers
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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Typical Level Of Training

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Typical level Of training for Sustainability Specialists
Sustainability Specialists

Bachelor's degree

Typical level Of training for Environmental Engineers
Environmental Engineers

Licensing

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Licensing for Sustainability Specialists
Sustainability Specialists

No license found in District of Columbia

Licensing for Environmental Engineers
Environmental Engineers

License may be required 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 Sustainability Specialists
Sustainability Specialists

13 related certifications

Certification for Environmental Engineers
Environmental Engineers

37 related certifications

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