Compare Dietitians and Nutritionists & Epidemiologists 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.)

Dietitians and Nutritionists $85,400
Epidemiologists $110,800

Similar skills & knowledge

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

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.

Service Orientation
Looking for ways to help people.

Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.

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

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.

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.

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

Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.

Operations Analysis
Figuring out what a product or service needs to be able to do.

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

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

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

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

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

Medicine and Dentistry
Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.

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

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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

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

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


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.

Geography Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Dietitians and Nutritionists
Dietitians and Nutritionists
Very Low
Geography Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Epidemiologists
Epidemiologists
Medium

Geography
Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.

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Science Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Dietitians and Nutritionists
Dietitians and Nutritionists
Medium
Science Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Epidemiologists
Epidemiologists
High

Science
Using scientific rules and strategies to solve problems.

Mathematics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Dietitians and Nutritionists
Dietitians and Nutritionists
Low
Mathematics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Epidemiologists
Epidemiologists
Medium

Mathematics
Using math to solve problems.

Biology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Dietitians and Nutritionists
Dietitians and Nutritionists
High
Biology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Epidemiologists
Epidemiologists
Very High

Biology
Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.

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Mathematics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Dietitians and Nutritionists
Dietitians and Nutritionists
Medium
Mathematics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Epidemiologists
Epidemiologists
High

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

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Typical Level Of Training

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Typical level Of training for Dietitians and Nutritionists
Dietitians and Nutritionists

Bachelor's degree

Typical level Of training for Epidemiologists
Epidemiologists

Licensing

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Licensing for Dietitians and Nutritionists
Dietitians and Nutritionists

License may be required in District of Columbia

Licensing for Epidemiologists
Epidemiologists

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 Dietitians and Nutritionists
Dietitians and Nutritionists

20 related certifications

Certification for Epidemiologists
Epidemiologists

3 related certifications

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