Compare Advertising Sales Agents & Insurance Sales Agents 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.)

Advertising Sales Agents $66,600
Insurance Sales Agents $53,700

Similar skills & knowledge

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

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

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

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.

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

Negotiation
Bringing people together to solve differences.

Service Orientation
Looking for ways to help people.

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

Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.

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

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

Speaking
Talking to others.

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.

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

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

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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.


Typical Level Of Training

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Typical level Of training for Advertising Sales Agents
Advertising Sales Agents

High school diploma or equivalent

Typical level Of training for Insurance Sales Agents
Insurance Sales Agents

High school diploma or equivalent

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Licensing

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Licensing for Advertising Sales Agents
Advertising Sales Agents

No license found in District of Columbia

Licensing for Insurance Sales Agents
Insurance Sales Agents

License may be required in District of Columbia


Certification

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Certification for Advertising Sales Agents
Advertising Sales Agents

5 related certifications

Certification for Insurance Sales Agents
Insurance Sales Agents

18 related certifications

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