Compare Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists & Business Continuity Planners 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
Business Continuity Planners $101,800

Similar skills & knowledge

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

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

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.

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

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

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.

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

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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.

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.

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.

Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Service Orientation
Looking for ways to help people.


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.

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 Business Continuity Planners
Business Continuity Planners
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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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 Business Continuity Planners
Business Continuity Planners
Medium

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

Communications and Media Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists
Low
Communications and Media Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Business Continuity Planners
Business Continuity Planners
Medium

Communications and Media
Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.

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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 Business Continuity Planners
Business Continuity Planners

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 Business Continuity Planners
Business Continuity Planners

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 Business Continuity Planners
Business Continuity Planners

22 related certifications

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