Compare Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers & Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers District Of Columbia

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Salary

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Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers $107,800
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining... Not Available

Similar skills & knowledge

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Speaking
Talking to others.

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

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

Science
Using scientific rules and strategies to solve problems.

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

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.

Negotiation
Bringing people together to solve differences.

Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.


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 Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers
Low
Geography Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety 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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Mathematics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers
Low
Mathematics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers
High

Mathematics
Using math to solve problems.

Production and Processing Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers
Low
Production and Processing Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers
Medium

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

Monitoring Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers
Medium
Monitoring Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers
High

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


Typical Level Of Training

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Typical level Of training for Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers

Bachelor's degree

Typical level Of training for Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers

Licensing

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

License may be required in District of Columbia

Licensing for Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers

License may be required in District of Columbia


Certification

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Certification for Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers

12 related certifications

Certification for Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers

2 related certifications

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