Compare Solar Energy Installation Managers & Non-Destructive Testing Specialists District Of Columbia

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Salary

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Solar Energy Installation Managers $85,800
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists $101,800

Similar skills & knowledge

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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.

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

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.

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

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

Engineering and Technology
Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.

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

Mechanical
Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

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

Public Safety and Security
Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.

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

Production and Processing
Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.

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.

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

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

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

Quality Control Analysis
Testing how well a product or service works.


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.

Physics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Solar Energy Installation Managers
Solar Energy Installation Managers
Low
Physics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Non-Destructive Testing Specialists
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists
Medium

Physics
Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub- atomic structures and processes.

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Chemistry Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Solar Energy Installation Managers
Solar Energy Installation Managers
Very Low
Chemistry Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Non-Destructive Testing Specialists
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists
Medium

Chemistry
Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.

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Education and Training Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Solar Energy Installation Managers
Solar Energy Installation Managers
Medium
Education and Training Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Non-Destructive Testing Specialists
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists
High

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 Solar Energy Installation Managers
Solar Energy Installation Managers

High school diploma or equivalent

Typical level Of training for Non-Destructive Testing Specialists
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists

Licensing

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Licensing for Solar Energy Installation Managers
Solar Energy Installation Managers

No license found in District of Columbia

Licensing for Non-Destructive Testing Specialists
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists

No license found in District of Columbia


Certification

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Certification for Solar Energy Installation Managers
Solar Energy Installation Managers

3 related certifications

Certification for Non-Destructive Testing Specialists
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists

18 related certifications

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