Compare Broadcast 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.)

Broadcast Technicians $77,000
Media Technical Directors/Managers $95,500

Similar skills & knowledge

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

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

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

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

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

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.

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

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

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

Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.

Speaking
Talking to others.

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

Communications and Media Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Broadcast Technicians
Broadcast Technicians
Medium
Communications and Media Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Media Technical Directors/Managers
Media Technical Directors/Managers
Very High

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.

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Administration and Management Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Broadcast Technicians
Broadcast Technicians
Low
Administration and Management Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Media Technical Directors/Managers
Media Technical Directors/Managers
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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Typical Level Of Training

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Typical level Of training for Broadcast Technicians
Broadcast Technicians

Associate's degree

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

Licensing

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Licensing for Broadcast Technicians
Broadcast 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 Broadcast Technicians
Broadcast Technicians

15 related certifications

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

6 related certifications

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