Compare Architects, Except Landscape and Naval & Urban and Regional Planners 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.)

Architects, Except Landscape and Naval $101,800
Urban and Regional Planners $108,600

Similar skills & knowledge

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

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.

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

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

Mathematics
Using math to solve problems.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

Negotiation
Bringing people together to solve differences.

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.

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

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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.

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

Time Management
Managing your time and the time of other people.

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


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.

Geography Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Architects, Except Landscape and Naval
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval
Medium
Geography Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Urban and Regional Planners
Urban and Regional Planners
High

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.

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Transportation Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Architects, Except Landscape and Naval
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval
Low
Transportation Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Urban and Regional Planners
Urban and Regional Planners
Medium

Transportation
Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.

Sociology and Anthropology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Architects, Except Landscape and Naval
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval
Low
Sociology and Anthropology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Urban and Regional Planners
Urban and Regional Planners
Medium

Sociology and Anthropology
Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins.

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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 Architects, Except Landscape and Naval
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval

Bachelor's degree

Typical level Of training for Urban and Regional Planners
Urban and Regional Planners

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 Architects, Except Landscape and Naval
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval

License may be required in District of Columbia

Licensing for Urban and Regional Planners
Urban and Regional Planners

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 Architects, Except Landscape and Naval
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval

20 related certifications

Certification for Urban and Regional Planners
Urban and Regional Planners

4 related certifications

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