Compare Microbiologists & Environmental Compliance Inspectors 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.)

Microbiologists $93,300
Environmental Compliance Inspectors $95,800

Similar skills & knowledge

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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.

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

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

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.

Speaking
Talking to others.

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

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

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

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.


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.

Law and Government Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Microbiologists
Microbiologists
Low
Law and Government Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Environmental Compliance Inspectors
Environmental Compliance Inspectors
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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Customer and Personal Service Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Microbiologists
Microbiologists
Low
Customer and Personal Service Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Environmental Compliance Inspectors
Environmental Compliance Inspectors
Medium

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.

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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 Microbiologists
Microbiologists

Bachelor's degree

Typical level Of training for Environmental Compliance Inspectors
Environmental Compliance Inspectors

Licensing

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Licensing for Microbiologists
Microbiologists

No license found in District of Columbia

Licensing for Environmental Compliance Inspectors
Environmental Compliance Inspectors

No license found in District of Columbia


Certification

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Certification for Microbiologists
Microbiologists

8 related certifications

Certification for Environmental Compliance Inspectors
Environmental Compliance Inspectors

11 related certifications

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