Compare Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar & Fire-Prevention and Protection 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.)

Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar $151,500
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers $107,800

Similar skills & knowledge

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

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

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.

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

Science
Using scientific rules and strategies to solve problems.

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

Sales and Marketing
Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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

Speaking
Talking to others.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

Law and Government
Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.

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


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.

Public Safety and Security Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar
Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar
Low
Public Safety and Security Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers
High

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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Design Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar
Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar
High
Design Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers
Very High

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


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 Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar
Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar

Bachelor's degree

Typical level Of training for Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers
Fire-Prevention and Protection 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 Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar
Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar

License may be required in District of Columbia

Licensing for Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers
Fire-Prevention and Protection 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 Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar
Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar

28 related certifications

Certification for Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers

12 related certifications

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