Compare Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers & Special Education Teachers, Middle School District Of Columbia

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Salary

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Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers $72,600
Special Education Teachers, Middle School $82,600

Similar skills & knowledge

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Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.

Service Orientation
Looking for ways to help people.

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.

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

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

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

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

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

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

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

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

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

Speaking
Talking to others.

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

Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.

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.

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.

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.


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 and Substance Abuse Social Workers
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
Very Low
Mathematics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Special Education Teachers, Middle School
Special Education Teachers, Middle School
Medium

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

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Geography Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
Very Low
Geography Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Special Education Teachers, Middle School
Special Education Teachers, Middle School
Medium

Geography
Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.

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Typical Level Of Training

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Typical level Of training for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers

Master's degree

Typical level Of training for Special Education Teachers, Middle School
Special Education Teachers, Middle School

Licensing

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Licensing for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers

License may be required in District of Columbia

Licensing for Special Education Teachers, Middle School
Special Education Teachers, Middle School

License may be required in District of Columbia


Certification

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Certification for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers

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Certification for Special Education Teachers, Middle School
Special Education Teachers, Middle School

5 related certifications

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