Compare Park Naturalists & Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School District Of Columbia

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Salary

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Park Naturalists $87,000
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School $101,800

Similar skills & knowledge

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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.

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.

Speaking
Talking to others.

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

Communications and Media
Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.

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.

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.

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

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

Sociology and Anthropology
Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins.

Service Orientation
Looking for ways to help people.

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.

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.

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

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.

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

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

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

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


skills & knowledge Gaps

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Therapy and Counseling Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Park Naturalists
Park Naturalists
Very Low
Therapy and Counseling Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School
Medium

Therapy and Counseling
Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance.

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Psychology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Park Naturalists
Park Naturalists
Low
Psychology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School
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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Computers and Electronics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Park Naturalists
Park Naturalists
Medium
Computers and Electronics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School
High

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

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Mathematics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Park Naturalists
Park Naturalists
Low
Mathematics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School
Medium

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

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Typical Level Of Training

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Typical level Of training for Park Naturalists
Park Naturalists

Bachelor's degree

Typical level Of training for Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School

Licensing

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Licensing for Park Naturalists
Park Naturalists

No license found in District of Columbia

Licensing for Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School

License may be required in District of Columbia


Certification

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Certification for Park Naturalists
Park Naturalists

1 related certifications

Certification for Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School

8 related certifications

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