Compare Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including... & Natural Sciences Managers 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.)

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including... $114,400
Natural Sciences Managers $153,400

Similar skills & knowledge

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

Mathematics
Using math to solve problems.

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.

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.

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

Speaking
Talking to others.

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

Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.

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.

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

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.

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

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

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

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

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

Science
Using scientific rules and strategies to solve problems.

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

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.

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


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.

Personnel and Human Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
Very Low
Personnel and Human Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Natural Sciences Managers
Natural Sciences Managers
Medium

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.

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Management of Personnel Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
Low
Management of Personnel Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Natural Sciences Managers
Natural Sciences Managers
High

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

Management of Financial Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
Low
Management of Financial Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Natural Sciences Managers
Natural Sciences Managers
Medium

Management of Financial Resources
Making spending decisions and keeping track of what is spent.

Chemistry Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
Low
Chemistry Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Natural Sciences Managers
Natural Sciences Managers
Medium

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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Mathematics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
Medium
Mathematics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Natural Sciences Managers
Natural Sciences Managers
High

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 Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health

Bachelor's degree

Typical level Of training for Natural Sciences Managers
Natural Sciences Managers

Licensing

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Licensing for Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health

No license found in District of Columbia

Licensing for Natural Sciences Managers
Natural Sciences Managers

No license found in District of Columbia


Certification

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Certification for Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health

5 related certifications

Certification for Natural Sciences Managers
Natural Sciences Managers

3 related certifications

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