Compare Marriage and Family Therapists & Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors District Of Columbia

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Salary

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Marriage and Family Therapists Not Available
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and... $62,300

Similar skills & knowledge

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

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

Therapy and Counseling
Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance.

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.

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

Negotiation
Bringing people together to solve differences.

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

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.

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

Service Orientation
Looking for ways to help people.

Speaking
Talking to others.

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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

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.

Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.

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.

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


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.

Education and Training Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Marriage and Family Therapists
Marriage and Family Therapists
Medium
Education and Training Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors
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 Marriage and Family Therapists
Marriage and Family Therapists

Master's degree

Typical level Of training for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors

Licensing

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Licensing for Marriage and Family Therapists
Marriage and Family Therapists

License may be required in District of Columbia

Licensing for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors

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 Marriage and Family Therapists
Marriage and Family Therapists

3 related certifications

Certification for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors

37 related certifications

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