Compare Nurse Practitioners & Urologists 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
Urologists $218,100

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.

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.

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.

Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

Service Orientation
Looking for ways to help people.

Speaking
Talking to others.

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

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

Science
Using scientific rules and strategies to solve problems.

Law and Government
Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.

Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.


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.

Personnel and Human Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Nurse Practitioners
Nurse Practitioners
Low
Personnel and Human Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Urologists
Urologists
High

Personnel and Human Resources
Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.

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Economics and Accounting Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Nurse Practitioners
Nurse Practitioners
Very Low
Economics and Accounting Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Urologists
Urologists
Medium

Economics and Accounting
Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data.

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Administrative Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Nurse Practitioners
Nurse Practitioners
Low
Administrative Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Urologists
Urologists
High

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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Sales and Marketing Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Nurse Practitioners
Nurse Practitioners
Very Low
Sales and Marketing Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Urologists
Urologists
Medium

Sales and Marketing
Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.

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Administration and Management Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Nurse Practitioners
Nurse Practitioners
Medium
Administration and Management Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Urologists
Urologists
High

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.

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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 Urologists
Urologists

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 Nurse Practitioners
Nurse Practitioners

License may be required in District of Columbia

Licensing for Urologists
Urologists

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 Urologists
Urologists

2 related certifications

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