Compare Cartographers and Photogrammetrists & Geodetic Surveyors 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.)

Cartographers and Photogrammetrists Not Available
Geodetic Surveyors $54,100

Similar skills & knowledge

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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

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.

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

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

Speaking
Talking to others.

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.

Physics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
Very Low
Physics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Geodetic Surveyors
Geodetic Surveyors
Medium

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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Engineering and Technology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
Low
Engineering and Technology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Geodetic Surveyors
Geodetic Surveyors
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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Science Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
Very Low
Science Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Geodetic Surveyors
Geodetic Surveyors
Medium

Science
Using scientific rules and strategies to solve problems.

Mathematics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
Low
Mathematics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Geodetic Surveyors
Geodetic Surveyors
High

Mathematics
Using math to solve problems.

Mathematics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
Medium
Mathematics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Geodetic Surveyors
Geodetic Surveyors
Very High

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

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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 Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists

Bachelor's degree

Typical level Of training for Geodetic Surveyors
Geodetic Surveyors

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 Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists

No license found in District of Columbia

Licensing for Geodetic Surveyors
Geodetic Surveyors

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 Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists

4 related certifications

Certification for Geodetic Surveyors
Geodetic Surveyors

4 related certifications

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