Compare Audio and Video Technicians & Media Technical Directors/Managers 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.)

Audio and Video Technicians $71,300
Media Technical Directors/Managers $95,500

Similar skills & knowledge

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

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.

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.

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

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.

Operations Monitoring
Watching gauges, dials, or display screens to make sure a machine is working.

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

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.

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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.

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

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

Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.

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

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

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

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


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.

Monitoring Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Audio and Video Technicians
Audio and Video Technicians
Medium
Monitoring Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Media Technical Directors/Managers
Media Technical Directors/Managers
High

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


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 Audio and Video Technicians
Audio and Video Technicians

Postsecondary certificate

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

Licensing

Many states require licenses for certain jobs. See if your selected occupation requires a license and if so, follow the link to find information for your state.

Licensing for Audio and Video Technicians
Audio and Video Technicians

No license found in District of Columbia

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

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 Audio and Video Technicians
Audio and Video Technicians

18 related certifications

Certification for Media Technical Directors/Managers
Media Technical Directors/Managers

6 related certifications

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