Compare Loan Officers & 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.)

Loan Officers $93,400
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.

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.

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

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

Speaking
Talking to others.

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.

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.

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

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.

Service Orientation
Looking for ways to help people.

Mathematics
Using math to solve problems.

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

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.

Negotiation
Bringing people together to solve differences.

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.

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

Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.

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


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.

Systems Evaluation Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Loan Officers
Loan Officers
Low
Systems Evaluation Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
Medium

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


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 Loan Officers
Loan Officers

Bachelor's degree

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

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 Loan Officers
Loan Officers

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 Loan Officers
Loan Officers

19 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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