Compare Optometrists & Urologists 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.)

Optometrists $106,400
Urologists $218,100

Similar skills & knowledge

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

Sales and Marketing
Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.

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.

Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.

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

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

Speaking
Talking to others.

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.

Science
Using scientific rules and strategies to solve problems.

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.

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

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

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

Service Orientation
Looking for ways to help people.

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

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.

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

Law and Government
Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.

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


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.

Medicine and Dentistry Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Optometrists
Optometrists
High
Medicine and Dentistry Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Urologists
Urologists
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 Urologists
Urologists
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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Sociology and Anthropology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Optometrists
Optometrists
Low
Sociology and Anthropology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Urologists
Urologists
Medium

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

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Chemistry Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Optometrists
Optometrists
Medium
Chemistry Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Urologists
Urologists
High

Chemistry
Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.

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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 Optometrists
Optometrists

Doctoral or professional degree

Typical level Of training for Urologists
Urologists

Doctoral or professional degree

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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 Optometrists
Optometrists

License may be required in District of Columbia

Licensing for Urologists
Urologists

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 Urologists
Urologists

2 related certifications

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