Compare Desktop Publishers & Art Directors District Of Columbia

Comparison Desktop Publishers Art Directors
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.)

Desktop Publishers Not Available
Art Directors $165,000

Similar skills & knowledge

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

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.

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.

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

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.

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

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

Communications and Media
Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.

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

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.

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

Speaking
Talking to others.

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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

Negotiation
Bringing people together to solve differences.

Operations Analysis
Figuring out what a product or service needs to be able to do.

Systems Evaluation
Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve 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.


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.

Fine Arts Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Desktop Publishers
Desktop Publishers
Very Low
Fine Arts Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Art Directors
Art Directors
High

Fine Arts
Knowledge of the theory and techniques required to compose, produce, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture.

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Sales and Marketing Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Desktop Publishers
Desktop Publishers
Very Low
Sales and Marketing Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Art Directors
Art Directors
Medium

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.

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Design Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Desktop Publishers
Desktop Publishers
Low
Design Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Art Directors
Art Directors
High

Design
Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.

Sociology and Anthropology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Desktop Publishers
Desktop Publishers
Very Low
Sociology and Anthropology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Art Directors
Art Directors
Medium

Sociology and Anthropology
Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins.

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Customer and Personal Service Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Desktop Publishers
Desktop Publishers
Very Low
Customer and Personal Service Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Art Directors
Art Directors
Medium

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.

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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 Desktop Publishers
Desktop Publishers

Associate's degree

Typical level Of training for Art Directors
Art Directors

Licensing

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Licensing for Desktop Publishers
Desktop Publishers

No license found in District of Columbia

Licensing for Art Directors
Art Directors

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 Desktop Publishers
Desktop Publishers

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Certification for Art Directors
Art Directors

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