Compare Clinical Nurse Specialists & Physician Assistants 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.)

Clinical Nurse Specialists $99,000
Physician Assistants $127,100

Similar skills & knowledge

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.

Speaking
Talking to others.

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

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.

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

Service Orientation
Looking for ways to help people.

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

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

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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

Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.

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

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

Science
Using scientific rules and strategies to solve problems.

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.


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 Clinical Nurse Specialists
Clinical Nurse Specialists
High
Medicine and Dentistry Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Physician Assistants
Physician Assistants
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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Therapy and Counseling Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Clinical Nurse Specialists
Clinical Nurse Specialists
High
Therapy and Counseling Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Physician Assistants
Physician Assistants
Very High

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.

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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 Clinical Nurse Specialists
Clinical Nurse Specialists

Bachelor's degree

Typical level Of training for Physician Assistants
Physician Assistants

Licensing

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Licensing for Clinical Nurse Specialists
Clinical Nurse Specialists

License may be required in District of Columbia

Licensing for Physician Assistants
Physician Assistants

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 Clinical Nurse Specialists
Clinical Nurse Specialists

25 related certifications

Certification for Physician Assistants
Physician Assistants

16 related certifications

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