Compare Geographers & Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians 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.)

Geographers $121,100
Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians $128,200

Similar skills & knowledge

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

Speaking
Talking to others.

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

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

Science
Using scientific rules and strategies to solve problems.

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

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

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.

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

Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Mathematics
Using math to solve problems.

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


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.

Customer and Personal Service Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Geographers
Geographers
Low
Customer and Personal Service Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians
Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians
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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Design Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Geographers
Geographers
Low
Design Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians
Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians
Medium

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


Typical Level Of Training

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Typical level Of training for Geographers
Geographers

Bachelor's degree

Typical level Of training for Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians
Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians

Licensing

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Licensing for Geographers
Geographers

No license found in District of Columbia

Licensing for Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians
Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians

No license found in District of Columbia


Certification

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Certification for Geographers
Geographers

0 related certifications

Certification for Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians
Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians

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