Compare Health Education Specialists & Allergists and Immunologists District Of Columbia

Comparison Health Education Specialists Allergists and Immunologists
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.)

Health Education Specialists $98,800
Allergists and Immunologists $218,100

Similar skills & knowledge

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

Speaking
Talking to others.

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

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.

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

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

Therapy and Counseling
Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance.

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.

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

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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

Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.

Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.

Service Orientation
Looking for ways to help people.

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

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.

Medicine and Dentistry Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Health Education Specialists
Health Education Specialists
Medium
Medicine and Dentistry Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Allergists and Immunologists
Allergists and Immunologists
Very 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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Biology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Health Education Specialists
Health Education Specialists
Low
Biology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Allergists and Immunologists
Allergists and Immunologists
Medium

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

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Judgment and Decision Making Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Health Education Specialists
Health Education Specialists
Low
Judgment and Decision Making Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Allergists and Immunologists
Allergists and Immunologists
High

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

Chemistry Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Health Education Specialists
Health Education Specialists
Low
Chemistry Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Allergists and Immunologists
Allergists and Immunologists
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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Science Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Health Education Specialists
Health Education Specialists
Low
Science Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Allergists and Immunologists
Allergists and Immunologists
Medium

Science
Using scientific rules and strategies to solve problems.

Complex Problem Solving Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Health Education Specialists
Health Education Specialists
Low
Complex Problem Solving Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Allergists and Immunologists
Allergists and Immunologists
Medium

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


Typical Level Of Training

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Typical level Of training for Health Education Specialists
Health Education Specialists

Bachelor's degree

Typical level Of training for Allergists and Immunologists
Allergists and Immunologists

Doctoral or professional degree

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Licensing

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Licensing for Health Education Specialists
Health Education Specialists

No license found in District of Columbia

Licensing for Allergists and Immunologists
Allergists and Immunologists

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 Health Education Specialists
Health Education Specialists

17 related certifications

Certification for Allergists and Immunologists
Allergists and Immunologists

6 related certifications

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