Compare Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including... & Hydrologists District Of Columbia

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Salary

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Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including... $114,400
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Similar skills & knowledge

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

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

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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.

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

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

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

Science
Using scientific rules and strategies to solve problems.

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

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

Speaking
Talking to others.

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

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

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.

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

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

Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.

Mathematics
Using math to solve problems.

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

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.


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.

Geography Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
Low
Geography Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Hydrologists
Hydrologists
Very High

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.

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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 Hydrologists
Hydrologists
Very High

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

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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 Hydrologists
Hydrologists
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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Physics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
Low
Physics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Hydrologists
Hydrologists
High

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 Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
Medium
Engineering and Technology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Hydrologists
Hydrologists
High

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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Chemistry Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
Low
Chemistry Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Hydrologists
Hydrologists
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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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 Hydrologists
Hydrologists

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 Hydrologists
Hydrologists

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 Hydrologists
Hydrologists

1 related certifications

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