Compare Mental Health Counselors & Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses District Of Columbia

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Salary

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Mental Health Counselors $58,500
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses $99,000

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.

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.

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

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

Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

Speaking
Talking to others.

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

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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

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

Service Orientation
Looking for ways to help people.

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.

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.

Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.

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.

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.

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

Negotiation
Bringing people together to solve differences.


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.

Biology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Mental Health Counselors
Mental Health Counselors
Very Low
Biology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses
High

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

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Chemistry Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Mental Health Counselors
Mental Health Counselors
Very Low
Chemistry Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses
Medium

Chemistry
Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.

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Medicine and Dentistry Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Mental Health Counselors
Mental Health Counselors
Low
Medicine and Dentistry Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses
High

Medicine and Dentistry
Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.

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Mathematics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Mental Health Counselors
Mental Health Counselors
Very Low
Mathematics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses
Medium

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

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Sociology and Anthropology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Mental Health Counselors
Mental Health Counselors
Medium
Sociology and Anthropology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses
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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English Language Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Mental Health Counselors
Mental Health Counselors
Medium
English Language Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses
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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Communications and Media Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Mental Health Counselors
Mental Health Counselors
Low
Communications and Media Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses
Medium

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.

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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 Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses

Licensing

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Licensing for Mental Health Counselors
Mental Health Counselors

License may be required in District of Columbia

Licensing for Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses

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 Mental Health Counselors
Mental Health Counselors

25 related certifications

Certification for Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses

9 related certifications

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