Compare Medical Equipment Repairers & Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians District Of Columbia

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Salary

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Medical Equipment Repairers $53,000

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Similar skills & knowledge

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

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.

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

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

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Systems Analysis
Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it.

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

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

Mathematics
Using math to solve problems.

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

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

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

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

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

Speaking
Talking to others.

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

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

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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.

Medical Equipment Repairers

Low

Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians

High

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

Medical Equipment Repairers

Low

Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians

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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Medical Equipment Repairers

Medium

Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians

High

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.

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Medical Equipment Repairers

Very Low

Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians

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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Medical Equipment Repairers

Very Low

Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Medium

Science
Using scientific rules and strategies to solve problems.

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Medical Equipment Repairers

Low

Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Medium

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

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Medical Equipment Repairers

Very Low

Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Medium

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.

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Typical Level Of Training

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Medical Equipment Repairers

Associate's degree

Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Associate's degree

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Licensing

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Medical Equipment Repairers

No license found in District of Columbia

Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians

No license found in District of Columbia

Certification

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Medical Equipment Repairers

7 related certifications

Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians

11 related certifications

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