Compare Psychiatric Technicians & Special Education Teachers, Preschool District Of Columbia

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Salary

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Psychiatric Technicians $65,000
Special Education Teachers, Preschool $77,900

Similar skills & knowledge

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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.

Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.

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.

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

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

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

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

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.

Speaking
Talking to others.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

Administrative Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Psychiatric Technicians
Psychiatric Technicians
Low
Administrative Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Special Education Teachers, Preschool
Special Education Teachers, Preschool
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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English Language Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Psychiatric Technicians
Psychiatric Technicians
Low
English Language Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Special Education Teachers, Preschool
Special Education Teachers, Preschool
Medium

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

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Typical Level Of Training

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Typical level Of training for Psychiatric Technicians
Psychiatric Technicians

Postsecondary certificate

Typical level Of training for Special Education Teachers, Preschool
Special Education Teachers, Preschool

Licensing

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Licensing for Psychiatric Technicians
Psychiatric Technicians

No license found in District of Columbia

Licensing for Special Education Teachers, Preschool
Special Education Teachers, Preschool

No license found in District of Columbia


Certification

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Certification for Psychiatric Technicians
Psychiatric Technicians

5 related certifications

Certification for Special Education Teachers, Preschool
Special Education Teachers, Preschool

6 related certifications

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