Compare Clinical Nurse Specialists & Nurse Practitioners 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
Nurse Practitioners $125,400

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.

Philosophy and Theology
Knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture.

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

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

Service Orientation
Looking for ways to help people.

Speaking
Talking to others.

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

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

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

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

Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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

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.

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

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

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

Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.

Science
Using scientific rules and strategies to solve problems.


Typical Level Of Training

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Typical level Of training for Clinical Nurse Specialists
Clinical Nurse Specialists

Bachelor's degree

Typical level Of training for Nurse Practitioners
Nurse Practitioners

Licensing

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Licensing for Clinical Nurse Specialists
Clinical Nurse Specialists

License may be required in District of Columbia

Licensing for Nurse Practitioners
Nurse Practitioners

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 Nurse Practitioners
Nurse Practitioners

36 related certifications

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