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

Comparison Broadcast Announcers and Radio... Media Programming Directors
Salary

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

Similar skills & knowledge

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

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.

Speaking
Talking to others.

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

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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

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.

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.

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

Negotiation
Bringing people together to solve differences.

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

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

Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.

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

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

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

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.

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.


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 Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
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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Production and Processing Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
Very Low
Production and Processing Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Media Programming Directors
Media Programming Directors
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.

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 Media Programming Directors
Media Programming Directors
Medium

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

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 Media Programming Directors
Media Programming 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 Media Programming Directors
Media Programming Directors
Medium

Systems Analysis
Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect 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 Media Programming Directors
Media Programming Directors
Medium

Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.

Education and Training Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
Low
Education and Training Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Media Programming Directors
Media Programming Directors
Medium

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.

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Engineering and Technology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
Low
Engineering and Technology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Media Programming Directors
Media Programming Directors
Medium

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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Administrative Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
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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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 Media Programming Directors
Media Programming 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 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 Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys

8 related certifications

Certification for Media Programming Directors
Media Programming Directors

4 related certifications

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