Compare Economists & Survey Researchers 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.)

Economists $143,100
Survey Researchers $104,700

Similar skills & knowledge

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

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

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

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

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

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

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.

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.

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.

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

Speaking
Talking to others.

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

Mathematics
Using math to solve problems.

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

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.

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

Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.

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


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.

Administrative Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Economists
Economists
Very Low
Administrative Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Survey Researchers
Survey Researchers
Medium

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.

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Customer and Personal Service Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Economists
Economists
Very Low
Customer and Personal Service Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Survey Researchers
Survey Researchers
Medium

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.

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Sales and Marketing Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Economists
Economists
Very Low
Sales and Marketing Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Survey Researchers
Survey Researchers
Medium

Sales and Marketing
Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.

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Personnel and Human Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Economists
Economists
Very Low
Personnel and Human Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Survey Researchers
Survey Researchers
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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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 Economists
Economists

Master's degree

Typical level Of training for Survey Researchers
Survey Researchers

Licensing

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Licensing for Economists
Economists

No license found in District of Columbia

Licensing for Survey Researchers
Survey Researchers

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 Economists
Economists

2 related certifications

Certification for Survey Researchers
Survey Researchers

1 related certifications

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