Compare Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys & Producers and Directors District Of Columbia

Comparison Broadcast Announcers and Radio... 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.)

Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys $87,600
Producers and Directors $95,500

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.

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.

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

Speaking
Talking to others.

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.

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

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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

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

Negotiation
Bringing people together to solve differences.

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.

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.

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

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


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 Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
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 Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
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.

Management of Personnel Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
Very Low
Management of Personnel Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Producers and Directors
Producers and Directors
Medium

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

Systems Analysis Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
Very Low
Systems Analysis Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Producers and Directors
Producers and Directors
Medium

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

Systems Evaluation Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
Very Low
Systems Evaluation Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Producers and Directors
Producers and Directors
Medium

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

Instructing Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
Very Low
Instructing Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Producers and Directors
Producers and Directors
Medium

Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.

Learning Strategies Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
Low
Learning Strategies Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Producers and Directors
Producers and Directors
Medium

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


Typical Level Of Training

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Typical level Of training for Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys

Bachelor's degree

Typical level Of training for Producers and Directors
Producers and Directors

Licensing

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Licensing for Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys

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 Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys

8 related certifications

Certification for Producers and Directors
Producers and Directors

3 related certifications

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