Compare Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers & Librarians and Media Collections Specialists District Of Columbia

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Salary

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Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers $89,800
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists $85,700
Similar skills & knowledge

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Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

Speaking
Talking to others.

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

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

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

skills & knowledge Gaps

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Customer and Personal Service Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers
Very Low
Customer and Personal Service Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
High

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.

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Education and Training Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers
Low
Education and Training Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
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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Computers and Electronics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers
Low
Computers and Electronics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
High

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

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Administration and Management Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers
Very Low
Administration and Management Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
Medium

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.

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Service Orientation Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers
Very Low
Service Orientation Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
Medium

Service Orientation
Looking for ways to help people.

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Administrative Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers
Medium
Administrative Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
High

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 Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers

Bachelor's degree

Typical level Of training for Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists

Master's degree

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Licensing

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Licensing for Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers

No license found in District of Columbia

Licensing for Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
Librarians and Media Collections 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 Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers

3 related certifications

Certification for Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists

3 related certifications

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