Compare Child, Family, and School Social Workers & Special Education Teachers, Preschool District Of Columbia

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Salary

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Child, Family, and School Social Workers $63,700
Special Education Teachers, Preschool $77,900

Similar skills & knowledge

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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.

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

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

Service Orientation
Looking for ways to help people.

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.

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

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

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

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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

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.

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

Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.

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.

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

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

Speaking
Talking to others.

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

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


Typical Level Of Training

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Typical level Of training for Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Child, Family, and School Social Workers

Bachelor's degree

Typical level Of training for Special Education Teachers, Preschool
Special Education Teachers, Preschool

Licensing

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Licensing for Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Child, Family, and School Social Workers

No license found in District of Columbia

Licensing for Special Education Teachers, Preschool
Special Education Teachers, Preschool

No license found in District of Columbia


Certification

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Certification for Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Child, Family, and School Social Workers

23 related certifications

Certification for Special Education Teachers, Preschool
Special Education Teachers, Preschool

6 related certifications

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