Compare Veterinarians & Pharmacists District Of Columbia

Comparison Veterinarians Pharmacists
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.)

Veterinarians Not Available
Pharmacists $135,700

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.

Science
Using scientific rules and strategies to solve problems.

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

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.

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

Speaking
Talking to others.

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

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

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.

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

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.

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

Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.

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

Service Orientation
Looking for ways to help people.

Mathematics
Using math to solve problems.

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

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


Typical Level Of Training

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Typical level Of training for Veterinarians
Veterinarians

Doctoral or professional degree

Typical level Of training for Pharmacists
Pharmacists

Doctoral or professional degree

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Licensing

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Licensing for Veterinarians
Veterinarians

License may be required in District of Columbia

Licensing for Pharmacists
Pharmacists

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 Veterinarians
Veterinarians

27 related certifications

Certification for Pharmacists
Pharmacists

18 related certifications

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