Compare Radiation Therapists & Anesthesiologists 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.)

Radiation Therapists $99,100
Anesthesiologists $239,200+

Similar skills & knowledge

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

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.

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

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

Physics
Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub- atomic structures and processes.

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.

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

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

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.

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

Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.

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

Mathematics
Using math to solve problems.

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

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

Service Orientation
Looking for ways to help people.

Speaking
Talking to others.

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

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

Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.


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 Radiation Therapists
Radiation Therapists
Medium
Medicine and Dentistry Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Anesthesiologists
Anesthesiologists
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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Chemistry Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Radiation Therapists
Radiation Therapists
Low
Chemistry Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Anesthesiologists
Anesthesiologists
Medium

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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Biology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Radiation Therapists
Radiation Therapists
Medium
Biology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Anesthesiologists
Anesthesiologists
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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Judgment and Decision Making Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Radiation Therapists
Radiation Therapists
Low
Judgment and Decision Making Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Anesthesiologists
Anesthesiologists
Medium

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

Active Learning Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Radiation Therapists
Radiation Therapists
Low
Active Learning Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Anesthesiologists
Anesthesiologists
Medium

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


Typical Level Of Training

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Typical level Of training for Radiation Therapists
Radiation Therapists

Associate's degree

Typical level Of training for Anesthesiologists
Anesthesiologists

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 Radiation Therapists
Radiation Therapists

No license found in District of Columbia

Licensing for Anesthesiologists
Anesthesiologists

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 Radiation Therapists
Radiation Therapists

4 related certifications

Certification for Anesthesiologists
Anesthesiologists

15 related certifications

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