Compare Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers & Civil 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.)

Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers $107,800
Civil Engineers $82,400

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.

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.

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.

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.

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

Speaking
Talking to others.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

Science
Using scientific rules and strategies to solve problems.

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

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

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.

Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.

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

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


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.

Transportation Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers
Very Low
Transportation Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Civil Engineers
Civil Engineers
Medium

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

Mathematics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers
Low
Mathematics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Civil Engineers
Civil Engineers
High

Mathematics
Using math to solve problems.

Geography Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers
Low
Geography Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Civil Engineers
Civil Engineers
Medium

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 Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers

Bachelor's degree

Typical level Of training for Civil Engineers
Civil Engineers

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 Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers

License may be required in District of Columbia

Licensing for Civil Engineers
Civil 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 Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers

12 related certifications

Certification for Civil Engineers
Civil Engineers

9 related certifications

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