Compare Advertising Sales Agents & First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 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
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative... $79,200

Similar skills & knowledge

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

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.

Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.

Negotiation
Bringing people together to solve differences.

Service Orientation
Looking for ways to help people.

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

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

Speaking
Talking to others.

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

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.

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

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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

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.

Monitoring
Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.

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.

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


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 Personnel Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Advertising Sales Agents
Advertising Sales Agents
Low
Management of Personnel Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Medium

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

Learning Strategies Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Advertising Sales Agents
Advertising Sales Agents
Low
Learning Strategies Skills & Knowledge Gaps for First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Medium

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


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 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers

High school diploma or equivalent

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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 Advertising Sales Agents
Advertising Sales Agents

No license found in District of Columbia

Licensing for First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers

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 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers

8 related certifications

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