Compare Opticians, Dispensing & Administrative Services Managers District Of Columbia

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Salary

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Opticians, Dispensing $57,000
Administrative Services Managers $121,100

Similar skills & knowledge

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

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

Service Orientation
Looking for ways to help people.

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.

Speaking
Talking to others.

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

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

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

Negotiation
Bringing people together to solve differences.

Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.

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

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

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

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

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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

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

Public Safety and Security
Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.

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.

Management of Personnel Resources
Selecting and managing the best workers for a job.


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 Opticians, Dispensing
Opticians, Dispensing
Medium
Administrative Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Administrative Services Managers
Administrative Services Managers
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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Time Management Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Opticians, Dispensing
Opticians, Dispensing
Low
Time Management Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Administrative Services Managers
Administrative Services Managers
Medium

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

Administration and Management Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Opticians, Dispensing
Opticians, Dispensing
Medium
Administration and Management Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Administrative Services Managers
Administrative Services Managers
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

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Typical level Of training for Opticians, Dispensing
Opticians, Dispensing

High school diploma or equivalent

Typical level Of training for Administrative Services Managers
Administrative Services Managers

Licensing

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Licensing for Opticians, Dispensing
Opticians, Dispensing

No license found in District of Columbia

Licensing for Administrative Services Managers
Administrative Services Managers

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 Opticians, Dispensing
Opticians, Dispensing

4 related certifications

Certification for Administrative Services Managers
Administrative Services Managers

12 related certifications

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