Compare Avionics Technicians & Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians 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.)

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Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and... $96,400

Similar skills & knowledge

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Telecommunications
Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.

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

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

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

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

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.

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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.

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

Speaking
Talking to others.

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.

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

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.


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 Avionics Technicians
Avionics Technicians
Very Low
Mathematics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Medium

Mathematics
Using math to solve problems.


Typical Level Of Training

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Typical level Of training for Avionics Technicians
Avionics Technicians

Associate's degree

Typical level Of training for Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Licensing

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Licensing for Avionics Technicians
Avionics Technicians

No license found in District of Columbia

Licensing for Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians

No license found in District of Columbia


Certification

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Certification for Avionics Technicians
Avionics Technicians

4 related certifications

Certification for Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians

46 related certifications

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