Compare Operations Research Analysts & Biostatisticians 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.)

Operations Research Analysts $91,200
Biostatisticians $115,000

Similar skills & knowledge

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

Operations Analysis
Figuring out what a product or service needs to be able to do.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

Mathematics
Using math to solve problems.

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

Speaking
Talking to others.

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.

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

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

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

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.


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.

Biology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Operations Research Analysts
Operations Research Analysts
Very Low
Biology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Biostatisticians
Biostatisticians
Medium

Biology
Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.

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Science Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Operations Research Analysts
Operations Research Analysts
Low
Science Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Biostatisticians
Biostatisticians
High

Science
Using scientific rules and strategies to solve problems.

Psychology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Operations Research Analysts
Operations Research Analysts
Very Low
Psychology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Biostatisticians
Biostatisticians
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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Programming Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Operations Research Analysts
Operations Research Analysts
Low
Programming Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Biostatisticians
Biostatisticians
Medium

Programming
Writing computer programs.


Typical Level Of Training

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Typical level Of training for Operations Research Analysts
Operations Research Analysts

Bachelor's degree

Typical level Of training for Biostatisticians
Biostatisticians

Licensing

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Licensing for Operations Research Analysts
Operations Research Analysts

No license found in District of Columbia

Licensing for Biostatisticians
Biostatisticians

No license found in District of Columbia


Certification

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Certification for Operations Research Analysts
Operations Research Analysts

6 related certifications

Certification for Biostatisticians
Biostatisticians

0 related certifications