Compare Industrial Engineers & Mechatronics 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.)

Industrial Engineers $87,400
Mechatronics Engineers $151,500

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.

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

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

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

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.

Speaking
Talking to others.

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

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

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

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

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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

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.

Mathematics
Using math to solve problems.

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

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.

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

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


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.

Technology Design Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Industrial Engineers
Industrial Engineers
Very Low
Technology Design Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Mechatronics Engineers
Mechatronics Engineers
Medium

Technology Design
Making equipment and technology useful for customers.

Science Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Industrial Engineers
Industrial Engineers
Very Low
Science Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Mechatronics Engineers
Mechatronics Engineers
Medium

Science
Using scientific rules and strategies to solve problems.

Quality Control Analysis Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Industrial Engineers
Industrial Engineers
Low
Quality Control Analysis Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Mechatronics Engineers
Mechatronics Engineers
Medium

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

Physics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Industrial Engineers
Industrial Engineers
Medium
Physics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Mechatronics Engineers
Mechatronics 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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Operations Analysis Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Industrial Engineers
Industrial Engineers
Low
Operations Analysis Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Mechatronics Engineers
Mechatronics Engineers
Medium

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


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 Industrial Engineers
Industrial Engineers

Bachelor's degree

Typical level Of training for Mechatronics Engineers
Mechatronics 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 Industrial Engineers
Industrial Engineers

License may be required in District of Columbia

Licensing for Mechatronics Engineers
Mechatronics 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 Industrial Engineers
Industrial Engineers

14 related certifications

Certification for Mechatronics Engineers
Mechatronics Engineers

5 related certifications

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