Compare Historians & Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 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.)

Historians $116,800
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary $80,100

Similar skills & knowledge

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History and Archeology
Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures.

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.

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.

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

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

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

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.

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.

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

Speaking
Talking to others.

Philosophy and Theology
Knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture.


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.

Law and Government Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Historians
Historians
Very Low
Law and Government Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary
High

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

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Personnel and Human Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Historians
Historians
Very Low
Personnel and Human Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary
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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Education and Training Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Historians
Historians
Medium
Education and Training Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Very 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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Foreign Language Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Historians
Historians
Very Low
Foreign Language Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Medium

Foreign Language
Knowledge of the structure and content of a foreign (non-English) language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar, and pronunciation.

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Mathematics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Historians
Historians
Low
Mathematics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary
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 Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary
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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Psychology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Historians
Historians
Low
Psychology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Medium

Psychology
Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.

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English Language Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Historians
Historians
High
English Language Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Very High

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

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Typical Level Of Training

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Typical level Of training for Historians
Historians

Master's degree

Typical level Of training for Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Doctoral or professional degree

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Licensing

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Licensing for Historians
Historians

No license found in District of Columbia

Licensing for Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary

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

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Certification for Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary

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