Compare Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative... & Human Resources Specialists 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.)

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative... $76,200
Human Resources Specialists $101,100

Similar skills & knowledge

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

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.

Service Orientation
Looking for ways to help people.

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.

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

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

Speaking
Talking to others.

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

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.


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.

Personnel and Human Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
Low
Personnel and Human Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Human Resources Specialists
Human Resources Specialists
Very High

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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Education and Training Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
Very Low
Education and Training Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Human Resources Specialists
Human Resources Specialists
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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Typical Level Of Training

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Typical level Of training for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants

High school diploma or equivalent

Typical level Of training for Human Resources Specialists
Human Resources Specialists

Licensing

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Licensing for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants

No license found in District of Columbia

Licensing for Human Resources Specialists
Human Resources Specialists

No license found in District of Columbia


Certification

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Certification for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants

26 related certifications

Certification for Human Resources Specialists
Human Resources Specialists

56 related certifications

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