Compare Urban and Regional Planners & Sustainability Specialists District Of Columbia

Comparison Urban and Regional Planners Sustainability Specialists
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.)

Urban and Regional Planners $108,600
Sustainability Specialists $101,800

Similar skills & knowledge

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.

Design
Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.

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.

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

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

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

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.

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

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

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

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.


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.

Production and Processing Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Urban and Regional Planners
Urban and Regional Planners
Very Low
Production and Processing Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Sustainability Specialists
Sustainability Specialists
Medium

Production and Processing
Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.

Sales and Marketing Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Urban and Regional Planners
Urban and Regional Planners
Very Low
Sales and Marketing Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Sustainability Specialists
Sustainability Specialists
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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Engineering and Technology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Urban and Regional Planners
Urban and Regional Planners
Very Low
Engineering and Technology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Sustainability Specialists
Sustainability Specialists
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 Urban and Regional Planners
Urban and Regional Planners
Medium
Education and Training Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Sustainability Specialists
Sustainability Specialists
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 Urban and Regional Planners
Urban and Regional Planners

Master's degree

Typical level Of training for Sustainability Specialists
Sustainability Specialists

Licensing

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Licensing for Urban and Regional Planners
Urban and Regional Planners

No license found in District of Columbia

Licensing for Sustainability Specialists
Sustainability Specialists

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 Urban and Regional Planners
Urban and Regional Planners

4 related certifications

Certification for Sustainability Specialists
Sustainability Specialists

13 related certifications

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