Compare Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance & First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers District Of Columbia

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Salary

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Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance $69,200
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.

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.

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.

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

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

Speaking
Talking to others.

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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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

Service Orientation
Looking for ways to help people.

Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.

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

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

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

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

Negotiation
Bringing people together to solve differences.

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.

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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.

Mathematics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
Low
Mathematics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Medium

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

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Instructing Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
Low
Instructing Skills & Knowledge Gaps for First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Medium

Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.

Typical Level Of Training

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Typical level Of training for Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance

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

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Licensing for Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance

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

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Certification for Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance

4 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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