Compare Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School & Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners District Of Columbia

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Salary

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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School $101,800
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners $63,600

Similar skills & knowledge

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

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

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.

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.

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

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.

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.

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.

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

Speaking
Talking to others.

Public Safety and Security
Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.

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

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.

Sales and Marketing
Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.

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

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

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

Negotiation
Bringing people together to solve differences.


Typical Level Of Training

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Typical level Of training for Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School

Bachelor's degree

Typical level Of training for Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners

Licensing

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Licensing for Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School

License may be required in District of Columbia

Licensing for Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners

No license found in District of Columbia


Certification

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Certification for Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School

8 related certifications

Certification for Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners

23 related certifications

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