Compare Mental Health Counselors & Social and Community Service Managers District Of Columbia

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Salary

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Mental Health Counselors $58,500
Social and Community Service Managers $95,600

Similar skills & knowledge

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

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.

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

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

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

Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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

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

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

Speaking
Talking to others.

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

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

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

Negotiation
Bringing people together to solve differences.

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

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

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

Operations Analysis
Figuring out what a product or service needs to be able to do.


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.

Mathematics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Mental Health Counselors
Mental Health Counselors
Very Low
Mathematics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Social and Community Service Managers
Social and Community Service Managers
Medium

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

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Administration and Management Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Mental Health Counselors
Mental Health Counselors
Low
Administration and Management Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Social and Community Service Managers
Social and Community Service Managers
High

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.

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Personnel and Human Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Mental Health Counselors
Mental Health Counselors
Low
Personnel and Human Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Social and Community Service Managers
Social and Community Service Managers
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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Management of Personnel Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Mental Health Counselors
Mental Health Counselors
Low
Management of Personnel Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Social and Community Service Managers
Social and Community Service Managers
Medium

Management of Personnel Resources
Selecting and managing the best workers for a job.


Typical Level Of Training

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Typical level Of training for Mental Health Counselors
Mental Health Counselors

Bachelor's degree

Typical level Of training for Social and Community Service Managers
Social and Community Service Managers

Licensing

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Licensing for Mental Health Counselors
Mental Health Counselors

License may be required in District of Columbia

Licensing for Social and Community Service Managers
Social and Community Service Managers

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 Mental Health Counselors
Mental Health Counselors

25 related certifications

Certification for Social and Community Service Managers
Social and Community Service Managers

14 related certifications

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