Compare Public Relations Specialists & Training and Development Specialists 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.)

Public Relations Specialists $101,900
Training and Development Specialists $93,900

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.

Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.

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.

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.

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

Sociology and Anthropology
Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins.

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

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

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

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.

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

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

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

Speaking
Talking to others.

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

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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

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

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.


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.

Education and Training Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Public Relations Specialists
Public Relations Specialists
Medium
Education and Training Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Training and Development Specialists
Training and Development Specialists
Very High

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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Learning Strategies Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Public Relations Specialists
Public Relations Specialists
Low
Learning Strategies Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Training and Development Specialists
Training and Development Specialists
High

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

Psychology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Public Relations Specialists
Public Relations Specialists
Low
Psychology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Training and Development Specialists
Training and Development Specialists
Medium

Psychology
Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.

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Instructing Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Public Relations Specialists
Public Relations Specialists
Low
Instructing Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Training and Development Specialists
Training and Development Specialists
Medium

Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.


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 Public Relations Specialists
Public Relations Specialists

Bachelor's degree

Typical level Of training for Training and Development Specialists
Training and Development Specialists

Licensing

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Licensing for Public Relations Specialists
Public Relations Specialists

No license found in District of Columbia

Licensing for Training and Development Specialists
Training and Development Specialists

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 Public Relations Specialists
Public Relations Specialists

8 related certifications

Certification for Training and Development Specialists
Training and Development Specialists

37 related certifications

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