Compare Athletic Trainers & Clinical Nurse Specialists 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.)

Athletic Trainers $63,900
Clinical Nurse Specialists $99,000

Similar skills & knowledge

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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

Speaking
Talking to others.

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.

Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.

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

Complex Problem Solving
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.

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

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

Judgment and Decision Making
Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one.

Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

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.

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


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.

Education and Training Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Athletic Trainers
Athletic Trainers
Medium
Education and Training Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Clinical Nurse Specialists
Clinical Nurse Specialists
Very 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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Philosophy and Theology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Athletic Trainers
Athletic Trainers
Very Low
Philosophy and Theology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Clinical Nurse Specialists
Clinical Nurse Specialists
Medium

Philosophy and Theology
Knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture.

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Sociology and Anthropology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Athletic Trainers
Athletic Trainers
Medium
Sociology and Anthropology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Clinical Nurse Specialists
Clinical Nurse Specialists
High

Sociology and Anthropology
Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins.

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Science Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Athletic Trainers
Athletic Trainers
Very Low
Science Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Clinical Nurse Specialists
Clinical Nurse Specialists
Medium

Science
Using scientific rules and strategies to solve problems.

Mathematics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Athletic Trainers
Athletic Trainers
Low
Mathematics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Clinical Nurse Specialists
Clinical Nurse Specialists
Medium

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

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Communications and Media Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Athletic Trainers
Athletic Trainers
Very Low
Communications and Media Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Clinical Nurse Specialists
Clinical Nurse Specialists
Medium

Communications and Media
Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.

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Biology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Athletic Trainers
Athletic Trainers
Medium
Biology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Clinical Nurse Specialists
Clinical Nurse Specialists
High

Biology
Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.

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Operations Analysis Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Athletic Trainers
Athletic Trainers
Low
Operations Analysis Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Clinical Nurse Specialists
Clinical Nurse Specialists
Medium

Operations Analysis
Figuring out what a product or service needs to be able to do.

English Language Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Athletic Trainers
Athletic Trainers
Medium
English Language Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Clinical Nurse Specialists
Clinical Nurse Specialists
High

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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Chemistry Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Athletic Trainers
Athletic Trainers
Low
Chemistry Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Clinical Nurse Specialists
Clinical Nurse Specialists
Medium

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.

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Coordination Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Athletic Trainers
Athletic Trainers
Low
Coordination Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Clinical Nurse Specialists
Clinical Nurse Specialists
Medium

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


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 Athletic Trainers
Athletic Trainers

Master's degree

Typical level Of training for Clinical Nurse Specialists
Clinical Nurse Specialists

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 Athletic Trainers
Athletic Trainers

No license found in District of Columbia

Licensing for Clinical Nurse Specialists
Clinical Nurse Specialists

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 Athletic Trainers
Athletic Trainers

2 related certifications

Certification for Clinical Nurse Specialists
Clinical Nurse Specialists

25 related certifications

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