Compare Media Technical Directors/Managers & Producers and Directors District Of Columbia

Comparison Media Technical... Producers and 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.)

Media Technical Directors/Managers $95,500
Producers and Directors $95,500

Similar skills & knowledge

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

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.

Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

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

Speaking
Talking to others.

Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.

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

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

Negotiation
Bringing people together to solve differences.

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


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.

Management of Financial Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Media Technical Directors/Managers
Media Technical Directors/Managers
Very Low
Management of Financial Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Producers and Directors
Producers and Directors
Medium

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

Management of Material Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Media Technical Directors/Managers
Media Technical Directors/Managers
Very Low
Management of Material Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Producers and Directors
Producers and Directors
Medium

Management of Material Resources
Managing equipment and materials.


Typical Level Of Training

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Typical level Of training for Media Technical Directors/Managers
Media Technical Directors/Managers

Bachelor's degree

Typical level Of training for Producers and Directors
Producers and Directors

Licensing

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Licensing for Media Technical Directors/Managers
Media Technical Directors/Managers

No license found in District of Columbia

Licensing for Producers and Directors
Producers and 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 Media Technical Directors/Managers
Media Technical Directors/Managers

6 related certifications

Certification for Producers and Directors
Producers and Directors

3 related certifications

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