Compare Interior Designers & Architectural and Engineering Managers 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.)

Interior Designers $80,500
Architectural and Engineering Managers $164,100

Similar skills & knowledge

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

Design
Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.

Building and Construction
Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.

Service Orientation
Looking for ways to help people.

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.

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.

Speaking
Talking to others.

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

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.

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.

Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.

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

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.

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

Law and Government
Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.

Management of Financial Resources
Making spending decisions and keeping track of what is spent.

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

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

Negotiation
Bringing people together to solve differences.

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.

Physics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Interior Designers
Interior Designers
Very Low
Physics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Architectural and Engineering Managers
Architectural and Engineering Managers
Medium

Physics
Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub- atomic structures and processes.

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Production and Processing Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Interior Designers
Interior Designers
Low
Production and Processing Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Architectural and Engineering Managers
Architectural and Engineering Managers
Medium

Production and Processing
Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.

Engineering and Technology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Interior Designers
Interior Designers
Medium
Engineering and Technology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Architectural and Engineering Managers
Architectural and Engineering Managers
High

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.

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Mathematics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Interior Designers
Interior Designers
Medium
Mathematics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Architectural and Engineering Managers
Architectural and Engineering Managers
High

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

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Mechanical Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Interior Designers
Interior Designers
Low
Mechanical Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Architectural and Engineering Managers
Architectural and Engineering Managers
Medium

Mechanical
Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.

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Mathematics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Interior Designers
Interior Designers
Low
Mathematics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Architectural and Engineering Managers
Architectural and Engineering Managers
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 Interior Designers
Interior Designers

Bachelor's degree

Typical level Of training for Architectural and Engineering Managers
Architectural and Engineering Managers

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 Interior Designers
Interior Designers

License may be required in District of Columbia

Licensing for Architectural and Engineering Managers
Architectural and Engineering Managers

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 Interior Designers
Interior Designers

15 related certifications

Certification for Architectural and Engineering Managers
Architectural and Engineering Managers

3 related certifications

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