Compare Surgical Technologists & Diagnostic Medical Sonographers 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.)

Surgical Technologists $64,200
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers $90,100

Similar skills & knowledge

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

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.

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

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

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

Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.

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

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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

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.

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

Speaking
Talking to others.

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.


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.

Physics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Surgical Technologists
Surgical Technologists
Very Low
Physics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
Medium

Physics
Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub- atomic structures and processes.

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Administrative Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Surgical Technologists
Surgical Technologists
Very Low
Administrative Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
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 Surgical Technologists
Surgical Technologists

Postsecondary certificate

Typical level Of training for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers

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 Surgical Technologists
Surgical Technologists

No license found in District of Columbia

Licensing for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers

No license found 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 Surgical Technologists
Surgical Technologists

10 related certifications

Certification for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers

24 related certifications

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