Compare Animal Scientists & Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 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.)

Animal Scientists Not Available
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists $98,800

Similar skills & knowledge

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

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

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

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

Science
Using scientific rules and strategies to solve problems.

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.

Mathematics
Using math to solve problems.

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

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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

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

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.

Speaking
Talking to others.

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

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

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

Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.

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

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

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


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 Animal Scientists
Animal Scientists
Very Low
Public Safety and Security Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
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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Law and Government Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Animal Scientists
Animal Scientists
Low
Law and Government Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
Medium

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

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Psychology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Animal Scientists
Animal Scientists
Low
Psychology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
Medium

Psychology
Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.

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Mechanical Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Animal Scientists
Animal Scientists
Low
Mechanical Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
Medium

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

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Design Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Animal Scientists
Animal Scientists
Very Low
Design Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
Medium

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

Physics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Animal Scientists
Animal Scientists
Low
Physics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
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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Engineering and Technology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Animal Scientists
Animal Scientists
Low
Engineering and Technology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
Medium

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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Administrative Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Animal Scientists
Animal Scientists
Low
Administrative Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
Medium

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.

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Typical Level Of Training

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Typical level Of training for Animal Scientists
Animal Scientists

Bachelor's degree

Typical level Of training for Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists

Licensing

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Licensing for Animal Scientists
Animal Scientists

No license found in District of Columbia

Licensing for Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists

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 Animal Scientists
Animal Scientists

10 related certifications

Certification for Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists

31 related certifications

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