Compare Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians & Civil Engineers District Of Columbia

Comparison Civil Engineering... Civil Engineers
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.)

Civil Engineering Technologists and... $99,000
Civil Engineers $82,400

Similar skills & knowledge

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

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.

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

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

Transportation
Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.

Geography
Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.

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

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.

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.

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.

Speaking
Talking to others.

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

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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

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

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.

Building and Construction
Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.

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.

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

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.


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.

Sales and Marketing Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Very Low
Sales and Marketing Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Civil Engineers
Civil Engineers
Medium

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.

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Management of Financial Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Very Low
Management of Financial Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Civil Engineers
Civil Engineers
Medium

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

Active Learning Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Low
Active Learning Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Civil Engineers
Civil Engineers
High

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

Operations Analysis Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Low
Operations Analysis Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Civil Engineers
Civil Engineers
High

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

Science Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Low
Science Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Civil Engineers
Civil Engineers
Medium

Science
Using scientific rules and strategies to solve problems.

Mathematics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Medium
Mathematics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Civil Engineers
Civil Engineers
High

Mathematics
Using math to solve problems.

Engineering and Technology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians
High
Engineering and Technology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Civil Engineers
Civil Engineers
Very High

Engineering and Technology
Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.

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Management of Personnel Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Low
Management of Personnel Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Civil Engineers
Civil Engineers
Medium

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

Systems Evaluation Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Low
Systems Evaluation Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Civil Engineers
Civil Engineers
Medium

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

Time Management Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Low
Time Management Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Civil Engineers
Civil Engineers
Medium

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

Systems Analysis Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Low
Systems Analysis Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Civil Engineers
Civil Engineers
Medium

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

Design Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians
High
Design Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Civil Engineers
Civil 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 Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Associate's degree

Typical level Of training for Civil Engineers
Civil 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 Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians

No license found in District of Columbia

Licensing for Civil Engineers
Civil 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 Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians

7 related certifications

Certification for Civil Engineers
Civil Engineers

9 related certifications

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