Compare Media Programming Directors & Marketing Managers District Of Columbia

Comparison Media Programming Directors Marketing Managers
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.)

Media Programming Directors $95,500
Marketing Managers $161,900

Similar skills & knowledge

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Speaking
Talking to others.

Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.

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

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.

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

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.

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 Learning
Figuring out how to use new ideas or things.


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.

Sales and Marketing Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Media Programming Directors
Media Programming Directors
Medium
Sales and Marketing Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Marketing Managers
Marketing Managers
Very High

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.

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Economics and Accounting Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Media Programming Directors
Media Programming Directors
Low
Economics and Accounting Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Marketing Managers
Marketing Managers
Medium

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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Design Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Media Programming Directors
Media Programming Directors
Low
Design Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Marketing Managers
Marketing Managers
Medium

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


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 Media Programming Directors
Media Programming Directors

Bachelor's degree

Typical level Of training for Marketing Managers
Marketing Managers

Licensing

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Licensing for Media Programming Directors
Media Programming Directors

No license found in District of Columbia

Licensing for Marketing Managers
Marketing 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 Media Programming Directors
Media Programming Directors

4 related certifications

Certification for Marketing Managers
Marketing Managers

37 related certifications

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