Compare Marriage and Family Therapists & Speech-Language Pathologists District Of Columbia

Comparison Marriage and Family Therapists Speech-Language Pathologists
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.)

Marriage and Family Therapists Not Available
Speech-Language Pathologists $106,200

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.

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.

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.

Service Orientation
Looking for ways to help people.

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

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

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.

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.

Speaking
Talking to others.

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

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

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

Time Management
Managing your time and the time of other people.

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

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

Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.

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

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.


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 Speech-Language Pathologists
Speech-Language Pathologists
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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English Language Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Marriage and Family Therapists
Marriage and Family Therapists
Medium
English Language Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Speech-Language Pathologists
Speech-Language Pathologists
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

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 Marriage and Family Therapists
Marriage and Family Therapists

Master's degree

Typical level Of training for Speech-Language Pathologists
Speech-Language Pathologists

Licensing

Many states require licenses for certain jobs. See if your selected occupation requires a license and if so, follow the link to find information for your state.

Licensing for Marriage and Family Therapists
Marriage and Family Therapists

License may be required in District of Columbia

Licensing for Speech-Language Pathologists
Speech-Language Pathologists

License may be required 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 Speech-Language Pathologists
Speech-Language Pathologists

2 related certifications

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