Compare Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists & Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary District Of Columbia

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Salary

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Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists $87,400
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary $81,800

Similar skills & knowledge

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

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

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

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.

Administration and Management
Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

Mathematics
Using math to solve problems.

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

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.

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

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

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

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.

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.

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

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

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

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

Speaking
Talking to others.

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.


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 Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary
Very High

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 Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary
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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Physics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists
Low
Physics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary
Medium

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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Mathematics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists
Medium
Mathematics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary
Very High

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

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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 Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary
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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Science Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists
Low
Science Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary
Medium

Science
Using scientific rules and strategies to solve problems.


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 Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary

Doctoral or professional degree

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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 Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary

No license found in District of Columbia


Certification

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Certification for Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists

8 related certifications

Certification for Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary

1 related certifications

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