Compare Advertising Sales Agents & Marketing Managers District Of Columbia

Comparison Advertising Sales Agents Marketing Managers
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.)

Advertising Sales Agents $66,600
Marketing Managers $161,900

Similar skills & knowledge

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

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.

Service Orientation
Looking for ways to help people.

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.

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

Negotiation
Bringing people together to solve differences.

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.

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

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

Speaking
Talking to others.

Sales and Marketing
Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.

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

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

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

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

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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

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


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.

Management of Financial Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Advertising Sales Agents
Advertising Sales Agents
Very Low
Management of Financial Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Marketing Managers
Marketing Managers
Medium

Management of Financial Resources
Making spending decisions and keeping track of what is spent.

Design Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Advertising Sales Agents
Advertising Sales Agents
Very Low
Design Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Marketing Managers
Marketing Managers
Medium

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

Operations Analysis Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Advertising Sales Agents
Advertising Sales Agents
Very Low
Operations Analysis Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Marketing Managers
Marketing Managers
Medium

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

Management of Personnel Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Advertising Sales Agents
Advertising Sales Agents
Low
Management of Personnel Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Marketing Managers
Marketing Managers
Medium

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

Administration and Management Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Advertising Sales Agents
Advertising Sales Agents
Low
Administration and Management Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Marketing Managers
Marketing 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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Education and Training Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Advertising Sales Agents
Advertising Sales Agents
Low
Education and Training Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Marketing Managers
Marketing Managers
Medium

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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Personnel and Human Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Advertising Sales Agents
Advertising Sales Agents
Low
Personnel and Human Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Marketing Managers
Marketing Managers
Medium

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.

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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 Advertising Sales Agents
Advertising Sales Agents

High school diploma or equivalent

Typical level Of training for Marketing Managers
Marketing Managers

Licensing

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Licensing for Advertising Sales Agents
Advertising Sales Agents

No license found in District of Columbia

Licensing for Marketing Managers
Marketing 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 Advertising Sales Agents
Advertising Sales Agents

5 related certifications

Certification for Marketing Managers
Marketing Managers

37 related certifications

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