Compare Lawyers & Business Teachers, Postsecondary District Of Columbia

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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.)

Lawyers $177,900
Business Teachers, Postsecondary $123,600

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.

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

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.

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

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.

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

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

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

Speaking
Talking to others.

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

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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

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

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.

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.

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


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.

Education and Training Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Lawyers
Lawyers
Medium
Education and Training Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Business Teachers, Postsecondary
Business Teachers, Postsecondary
Very High

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.

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Mathematics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Lawyers
Lawyers
Low
Mathematics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Business Teachers, Postsecondary
Business Teachers, Postsecondary
Very High

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

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Learning Strategies Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Lawyers
Lawyers
Low
Learning Strategies Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Business Teachers, Postsecondary
Business Teachers, Postsecondary
High

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

Psychology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Lawyers
Lawyers
Very Low
Psychology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Business Teachers, Postsecondary
Business Teachers, Postsecondary
Medium

Psychology
Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.

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Economics and Accounting Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Lawyers
Lawyers
Medium
Economics and Accounting Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Business Teachers, Postsecondary
Business Teachers, Postsecondary
High

Economics and Accounting
Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data.

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Instructing Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Lawyers
Lawyers
Low
Instructing Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Business Teachers, Postsecondary
Business Teachers, Postsecondary
High

Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.

Administrative Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Lawyers
Lawyers
Low
Administrative Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Business Teachers, Postsecondary
Business Teachers, Postsecondary
Medium

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.

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Communications and Media Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Lawyers
Lawyers
Low
Communications and Media Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Business Teachers, Postsecondary
Business Teachers, Postsecondary
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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Sociology and Anthropology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Lawyers
Lawyers
Very Low
Sociology and Anthropology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Business Teachers, Postsecondary
Business Teachers, Postsecondary
Medium

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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Mathematics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Lawyers
Lawyers
Very Low
Mathematics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Business Teachers, Postsecondary
Business Teachers, Postsecondary
Medium

Mathematics
Using math to solve problems.


Typical Level Of Training

See how much education people typically have in your selected job, and then use the link to find training programs in your local area.

Typical level Of training for Lawyers
Lawyers

Doctoral or professional degree

Typical level Of training for Business Teachers, Postsecondary
Business Teachers, Postsecondary

Doctoral or professional degree

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Licensing

Many states require licenses for certain jobs. See if your selected occupation requires a license and if so, follow the link to find information for your state.

Licensing for Lawyers
Lawyers

License may be required in District of Columbia

Licensing for Business Teachers, Postsecondary
Business Teachers, Postsecondary

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 Lawyers
Lawyers

14 related certifications

Certification for Business Teachers, Postsecondary
Business Teachers, Postsecondary

2 related certifications

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