Compare Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education & Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary District Of Columbia

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Salary

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Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education $63,700
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary $37,600

Similar skills & knowledge

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

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

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

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.

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

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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

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

Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.

Speaking
Talking to others.

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

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


Typical Level Of Training

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Typical level Of training for Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education

Bachelor's degree

Typical level Of training for Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary

Licensing

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Licensing for Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education

License may be required in District of Columbia

Licensing for Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary

No license found in District of Columbia


Certification

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Certification for Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education

10 related certifications

Certification for Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary

0 related certifications