Compare Optometrists & Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons District Of Columbia

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Salary

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Optometrists $106,400
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Not Available

Similar skills & knowledge

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

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

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

Therapy and Counseling
Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance.

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

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

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.

Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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.

Science
Using scientific rules and strategies to solve problems.

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

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.

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

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.

Speaking
Talking to others.

Service Orientation
Looking for ways to help people.

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

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

Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.

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


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.

Operations Analysis Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Optometrists
Optometrists
Very Low
Operations Analysis Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
Medium

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

Medicine and Dentistry Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Optometrists
Optometrists
High
Medicine and Dentistry Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
Very High

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.

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Psychology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Optometrists
Optometrists
Medium
Psychology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
High

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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Typical Level Of Training

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Typical level Of training for Optometrists
Optometrists

Doctoral or professional degree

Typical level Of training for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

Doctoral or professional degree

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Licensing

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Licensing for Optometrists
Optometrists

License may be required in District of Columbia

Licensing for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

License may be required 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 Optometrists
Optometrists

8 related certifications

Certification for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

8 related certifications

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