Compare Tour Guides and Escorts & Librarians and Media Collections Specialists District Of Columbia

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Salary

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Tour Guides and Escorts $54,100
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists $85,700
Similar skills & knowledge

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Speaking
Talking to others.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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skills & knowledge Gaps

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Administrative Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Tour Guides and Escorts
Tour Guides and Escorts
Very Low
Administrative Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
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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Computers and Electronics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Tour Guides and Escorts
Tour Guides and Escorts
Very Low
Computers and Electronics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
High

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

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Administration and Management Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Tour Guides and Escorts
Tour Guides and Escorts
Very Low
Administration and Management Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
Medium

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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Writing Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Tour Guides and Escorts
Tour Guides and Escorts
Low
Writing Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
Medium

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

Education and Training Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Tour Guides and Escorts
Tour Guides and Escorts
Medium
Education and Training Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
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 Tour Guides and Escorts
Tour Guides and Escorts

High school diploma or equivalent

Typical level Of training for Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists

Master's degree

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Licensing

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Licensing for Tour Guides and Escorts
Tour Guides and Escorts

No license found in District of Columbia

Licensing for Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists

No license found in District of Columbia

Certification

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Certification for Tour Guides and Escorts
Tour Guides and Escorts

7 related certifications

Certification for Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists

3 related certifications

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