Compare Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers & Ship Engineers 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.)

Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers $105,100
Ship Engineers Not Available

Similar skills & knowledge

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

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.

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.

Equipment Maintenance
Planning and doing the basic maintenance on equipment.

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

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.

Repairing
Repairing machines or systems using the right tools.

Troubleshooting
Figuring out what is causing equipment, machines, wiring, or computer programs to not work.

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

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.

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

Operations Monitoring
Watching gauges, dials, or display screens to make sure a machine is working.

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

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

Operation and Control
Using equipment or systems.

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

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

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.

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.


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 Personnel Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers
Very Low
Management of Personnel Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Ship Engineers
Ship Engineers
Medium

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

Transportation Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers
Low
Transportation Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Ship Engineers
Ship Engineers
Medium

Transportation
Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.


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 Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers

High school diploma or equivalent

Typical level Of training for Ship Engineers
Ship Engineers

Postsecondary certificate

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Licensing

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Licensing for Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers

No license found in District of Columbia

Licensing for Ship Engineers
Ship Engineers

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 Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers

9 related certifications

Certification for Ship Engineers
Ship Engineers

36 related certifications

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