Compare Epidemiologists & Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 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.)

Epidemiologists $110,800
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary $81,800

Similar skills & knowledge

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

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

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

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

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

Science
Using scientific rules and strategies to solve problems.

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.

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.

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

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

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.

Mathematics
Using math to solve problems.

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.

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

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

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

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.

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

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.


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.

Chemistry Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Epidemiologists
Epidemiologists
Low
Chemistry Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary
Very High

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.

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Physics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Epidemiologists
Epidemiologists
Very Low
Physics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary
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 Epidemiologists
Epidemiologists
Very Low
Engineering and Technology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary
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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Education and Training Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Epidemiologists
Epidemiologists
High
Education and Training Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary
Very High

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.

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Typical Level Of Training

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Typical level Of training for Epidemiologists
Epidemiologists

Master's degree

Typical level Of training for Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary

Doctoral or professional degree

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Licensing

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Licensing for Epidemiologists
Epidemiologists

No license found in District of Columbia

Licensing for Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary

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 Epidemiologists
Epidemiologists

3 related certifications

Certification for Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary

1 related certifications

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