Compare Orthotists and Prosthetists & Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary 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.)

Orthotists and Prosthetists $39,800
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary $50,400

Similar skills & knowledge

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

Engineering and Technology
Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.

Design
Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

Speaking
Talking to others.

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

Mechanical
Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.

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.

Chemistry
Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.

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

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.

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

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.

Public Safety and Security Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Orthotists and Prosthetists
Orthotists and Prosthetists
Very Low
Public Safety and Security Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary
Medium

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.

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Education and Training Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Orthotists and Prosthetists
Orthotists and Prosthetists
Medium
Education and Training Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary
High

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.

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Typical Level Of Training

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Typical level Of training for Orthotists and Prosthetists
Orthotists and Prosthetists

Master's degree

Typical level Of training for Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary

Licensing

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Licensing for Orthotists and Prosthetists
Orthotists and Prosthetists

No license found in District of Columbia

Licensing for Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary

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 Orthotists and Prosthetists
Orthotists and Prosthetists

16 related certifications

Certification for Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary

22 related certifications

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