Compare Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists & Biologists 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.)

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Biologists $108,200

Similar skills & knowledge

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

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

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

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

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.

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

Critical Thinking
Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.


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.

Programming Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
Very Low
Programming Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Biologists
Biologists
Medium

Programming
Writing computer programs.

Engineering and Technology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
Very Low
Engineering and Technology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Biologists
Biologists
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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Mathematics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
Low
Mathematics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Biologists
Biologists
Medium

Mathematics
Using math to solve problems.

Science Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
Medium
Science Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Biologists
Biologists
High

Science
Using scientific rules and strategies to solve problems.


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 Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists

Bachelor's degree

Typical level Of training for Biologists
Biologists

Licensing

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Licensing for Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists

No license found in District of Columbia

Licensing for Biologists
Biologists

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 Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists

2 related certifications

Certification for Biologists
Biologists

3 related certifications

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