Compare Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists & Natural Sciences Managers 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.)

Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists $87,400
Natural Sciences Managers $153,400

Similar skills & knowledge

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

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

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.

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

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

Speaking
Talking to others.

Mathematics
Using math to solve problems.

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

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

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

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

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

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

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

Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.

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

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

Personnel and Human Resources
Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.

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

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


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 Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists
Very Low
Chemistry Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Natural Sciences Managers
Natural Sciences Managers
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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Biology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists
Low
Biology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Natural Sciences Managers
Natural Sciences Managers
High

Biology
Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.

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Science Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists
Low
Science Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Natural Sciences Managers
Natural Sciences Managers
High

Science
Using scientific rules and strategies to solve problems.

Management of Personnel Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists
Low
Management of Personnel Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Natural Sciences Managers
Natural Sciences Managers
High

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

Management of Financial Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists
Very Low
Management of Financial Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Natural Sciences Managers
Natural Sciences Managers
Medium

Management of Financial Resources
Making spending decisions and keeping track of what is spent.

Computers and Electronics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists
Medium
Computers and Electronics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Natural Sciences Managers
Natural Sciences Managers
High

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

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Time Management Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists
Low
Time Management Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Natural Sciences Managers
Natural Sciences Managers
Medium

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


Typical Level Of Training

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Typical level Of training for Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists

Bachelor's degree

Typical level Of training for Natural Sciences Managers
Natural Sciences Managers

Licensing

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Licensing for Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists

License may be required in District of Columbia

Licensing for Natural Sciences Managers
Natural Sciences Managers

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 Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists

8 related certifications

Certification for Natural Sciences Managers
Natural Sciences Managers

3 related certifications

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