Compare Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists & Microsystems Engineers 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.)

Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists $139,100
Microsystems Engineers $151,500

Similar skills & knowledge

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

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.

Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.

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

Production and Processing
Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.

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

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

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.

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

Speaking
Talking to others.

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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

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

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

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

Quality Control Analysis
Testing how well a product or service works.

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

Negotiation
Bringing people together to solve differences.

Mathematics
Using math to solve problems.

Operations Monitoring
Watching gauges, dials, or display screens to make sure a machine is working.


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.

Chemistry Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists
Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists
Very Low
Chemistry Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Microsystems Engineers
Microsystems Engineers
Medium

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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Mechanical Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists
Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists
Very Low
Mechanical Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Microsystems Engineers
Microsystems Engineers
Medium

Mechanical
Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.

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Physics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists
Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists
Medium
Physics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Microsystems Engineers
Microsystems Engineers
High

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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Science Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists
Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists
Very Low
Science Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Microsystems Engineers
Microsystems Engineers
Medium

Science
Using scientific rules and strategies to solve problems.

Mathematics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists
Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists
Medium
Mathematics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Microsystems Engineers
Microsystems Engineers
Very High

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

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Typical Level Of Training

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Typical level Of training for Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists
Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists

Bachelor's degree

Typical level Of training for Microsystems Engineers
Microsystems Engineers

Licensing

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Licensing for Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists
Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists

License may be required in District of Columbia

Licensing for Microsystems Engineers
Microsystems Engineers

License may be required 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 Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists
Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists

9 related certifications

Certification for Microsystems Engineers
Microsystems Engineers

0 related certifications