Compare Historians & Geographers District Of Columbia

Comparison Historians Geographers
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.)

Historians $116,800
Geographers $121,100

Similar skills & knowledge

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

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

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.

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

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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

Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.

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

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.

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.

Speaking
Talking to others.

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

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

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

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.

Science
Using scientific rules and strategies to solve problems.


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 Historians
Historians
Medium
Geography Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Geographers
Geographers
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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Biology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Historians
Historians
Very Low
Biology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Geographers
Geographers
Medium

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

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Systems Analysis Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Historians
Historians
Low
Systems Analysis Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Geographers
Geographers
Medium

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

Education and Training Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Historians
Historians
Medium
Education and Training Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Geographers
Geographers
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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Mathematics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Historians
Historians
Low
Mathematics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Geographers
Geographers
Medium

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

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Sociology and Anthropology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Historians
Historians
Medium
Sociology and Anthropology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Geographers
Geographers
High

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

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Computers and Electronics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Historians
Historians
Medium
Computers and Electronics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Geographers
Geographers
High

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

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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 Historians
Historians

Master's degree

Typical level Of training for Geographers
Geographers

Licensing

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Licensing for Historians
Historians

No license found in District of Columbia

Licensing for Geographers
Geographers

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 Historians
Historians

0 related certifications

Certification for Geographers
Geographers

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