Compare Mechanical Engineers & Chemical 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.)

Mechanical Engineers $118,400
Chemical Engineers Not Available

Similar skills & knowledge

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

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

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

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

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

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.

Operations Monitoring
Watching gauges, dials, or display screens to make sure a machine is working.

Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.

Troubleshooting
Figuring out what is causing equipment, machines, wiring, or computer programs to not work.

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

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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

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

Speaking
Talking to others.

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

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

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

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

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

Time Management
Managing your time and the time of other 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.

Chemistry Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Mechanical Engineers
Mechanical Engineers
Medium
Chemistry Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Chemical Engineers
Chemical Engineers
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 Mechanical Engineers
Mechanical Engineers
Very Low
Biology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Chemical Engineers
Chemical Engineers
Medium

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

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Production and Processing Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Mechanical Engineers
Mechanical Engineers
Medium
Production and Processing Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Chemical Engineers
Chemical Engineers
High

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

Public Safety and Security Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Mechanical Engineers
Mechanical Engineers
Low
Public Safety and Security Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Chemical Engineers
Chemical Engineers
Medium

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.

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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 Mechanical Engineers
Mechanical Engineers

Bachelor's degree

Typical level Of training for Chemical Engineers
Chemical Engineers

Licensing

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Licensing for Mechanical Engineers
Mechanical Engineers

License may be required in District of Columbia

Licensing for Chemical Engineers
Chemical 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 Mechanical Engineers
Mechanical Engineers

27 related certifications

Certification for Chemical Engineers
Chemical Engineers

5 related certifications

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