Compare Nurse Practitioners & 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.)

Nurse Practitioners $125,400
Physician Assistants $127,100

Similar skills & knowledge

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

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

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

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.

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.

Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.

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

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

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

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

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

Complex Problem Solving
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.

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

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.

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.

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

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

Science
Using scientific rules and strategies to solve problems.

Speaking
Talking to others.

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.


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.

Administrative Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Nurse Practitioners
Nurse Practitioners
Low
Administrative Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Physician Assistants
Physician Assistants
Medium

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.

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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 Nurse Practitioners
Nurse Practitioners

Master's degree

Typical level Of training for Physician Assistants
Physician Assistants

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 Nurse Practitioners
Nurse Practitioners

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 Nurse Practitioners
Nurse Practitioners

36 related certifications

Certification for Physician Assistants
Physician Assistants

16 related certifications

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