Compare Transportation Engineers & Water Resource Specialists 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.)

Transportation Engineers $82,400
Water Resource Specialists $153,400

Similar skills & knowledge

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

Building and Construction
Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.

Mathematics
Using math to solve problems.

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

Management of Personnel Resources
Selecting and managing the best workers for a job.

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

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.

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

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

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

Law and Government
Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.

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.

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.

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

Public Safety and Security
Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

Speaking
Talking to others.

Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.

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

Science
Using scientific rules and strategies to solve problems.

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.

Biology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Transportation Engineers
Transportation Engineers
Very Low
Biology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Water Resource Specialists
Water Resource Specialists
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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Chemistry Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Transportation Engineers
Transportation Engineers
Low
Chemistry Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Water Resource Specialists
Water Resource Specialists
High

Chemistry
Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.

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Geography Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Transportation Engineers
Transportation Engineers
Medium
Geography Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Water Resource Specialists
Water Resource Specialists
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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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 Transportation Engineers
Transportation Engineers

Bachelor's degree

Typical level Of training for Water Resource Specialists
Water Resource Specialists

Licensing

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Licensing for Transportation Engineers
Transportation Engineers

License may be required in District of Columbia

Licensing for Water Resource Specialists
Water Resource Specialists

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 Transportation Engineers
Transportation Engineers

6 related certifications

Certification for Water Resource Specialists
Water Resource Specialists

7 related certifications

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