Compare Freight Forwarders & Purchasing Managers 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.)

Freight Forwarders Not Available
Purchasing Managers $155,700

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.

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

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

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

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.

Speaking
Talking to others.

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

Negotiation
Bringing people together to solve differences.

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

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.

Service Orientation
Looking for ways to help people.

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

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

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

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

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

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

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


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 Material Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Freight Forwarders
Freight Forwarders
Very Low
Management of Material Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Purchasing Managers
Purchasing Managers
Medium

Management of Material Resources
Managing equipment and materials.

Management of Personnel Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Freight Forwarders
Freight Forwarders
Low
Management of Personnel Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Purchasing Managers
Purchasing Managers
Medium

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

Personnel and Human Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Freight Forwarders
Freight Forwarders
Low
Personnel and Human Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Purchasing Managers
Purchasing 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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Management of Financial Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Freight Forwarders
Freight Forwarders
Low
Management of Financial Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Purchasing Managers
Purchasing Managers
Medium

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

Administration and Management Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Freight Forwarders
Freight Forwarders
Medium
Administration and Management Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Purchasing Managers
Purchasing 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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Instructing Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Freight Forwarders
Freight Forwarders
Low
Instructing Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Purchasing Managers
Purchasing Managers
Medium

Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.


Typical Level Of Training

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Typical level Of training for Freight Forwarders
Freight Forwarders

High school diploma or equivalent

Typical level Of training for Purchasing Managers
Purchasing Managers

Licensing

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Licensing for Freight Forwarders
Freight Forwarders

No license found in District of Columbia

Licensing for Purchasing Managers
Purchasing 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 Freight Forwarders
Freight Forwarders

4 related certifications

Certification for Purchasing Managers
Purchasing Managers

28 related certifications

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