Compare Special Effects Artists and Animators & Media Programming Directors District Of Columbia

Comparison Special Effects Artists and... Media Programming Directors
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.)

Special Effects Artists and Animators $68,700
Media Programming Directors $95,500

Similar skills & knowledge

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

Engineering and Technology
Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.

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

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

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

Negotiation
Bringing people together to solve differences.

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

Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.

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.

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

Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.

Speaking
Talking to others.

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

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.

Systems Analysis
Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it.

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

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

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.

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

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.

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.


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.

Personnel and Human Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Special Effects Artists and Animators
Special Effects Artists and Animators
Very Low
Personnel and Human Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Media Programming Directors
Media Programming Directors
Medium

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.

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Administration and Management Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Special Effects Artists and Animators
Special Effects Artists and Animators
Low
Administration and Management Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Media Programming Directors
Media Programming Directors
Medium

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.

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Telecommunications Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Special Effects Artists and Animators
Special Effects Artists and Animators
Low
Telecommunications Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Media Programming Directors
Media Programming Directors
Medium

Telecommunications
Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.

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Administrative Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Special Effects Artists and Animators
Special Effects Artists and Animators
Low
Administrative Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Media Programming Directors
Media Programming Directors
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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Management of Personnel Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Special Effects Artists and Animators
Special Effects Artists and Animators
Low
Management of Personnel Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Media Programming Directors
Media Programming Directors
Medium

Management of Personnel Resources
Selecting and managing the best workers for a job.

English Language Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Special Effects Artists and Animators
Special Effects Artists and Animators
Medium
English Language Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Media Programming Directors
Media Programming Directors
High

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

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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 Special Effects Artists and Animators
Special Effects Artists and Animators

Bachelor's degree

Typical level Of training for Media Programming Directors
Media Programming Directors

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 Special Effects Artists and Animators
Special Effects Artists and Animators

No license found in District of Columbia

Licensing for Media Programming Directors
Media Programming Directors

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 Special Effects Artists and Animators
Special Effects Artists and Animators

7 related certifications

Certification for Media Programming Directors
Media Programming Directors

4 related certifications

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