Compare Credit Counselors & Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 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.)

Credit Counselors $57,600
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales... $82,000

Similar skills & knowledge

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

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.

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.

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

Speaking
Talking to others.

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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.

Negotiation
Bringing people together to solve differences.

Service Orientation
Looking for ways to help people.

Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.

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

Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.

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

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

Mathematics
Using math to solve problems.

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

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

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

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


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.

Economics and Accounting Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Credit Counselors
Credit Counselors
Low
Economics and Accounting Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
Medium

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

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Administration and Management Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Credit Counselors
Credit Counselors
Low
Administration and Management Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
Medium

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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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 Credit Counselors
Credit Counselors

Bachelor's degree

Typical level Of training for Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents

Licensing

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Licensing for Credit Counselors
Credit Counselors

No license found in District of Columbia

Licensing for Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents

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 Credit Counselors
Credit Counselors

14 related certifications

Certification for Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents

11 related certifications

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