Compare Wind Turbine Service Technicians & Geothermal 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.)

Wind Turbine Service Technicians Not Available
Geothermal Technicians $58,300

Similar skills & knowledge

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

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

Equipment Maintenance
Planning and doing the basic maintenance on equipment.

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

Building and Construction
Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.

Repairing
Repairing machines or systems using the right tools.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Operation and Control
Using equipment or systems.

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

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.

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

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.


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.

Chemistry Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Wind Turbine Service Technicians
Wind Turbine Service Technicians
Low
Chemistry Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Geothermal Technicians
Geothermal Technicians
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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Design Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Wind Turbine Service Technicians
Wind Turbine Service Technicians
Low
Design Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Geothermal Technicians
Geothermal Technicians
Medium

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


Typical Level Of Training

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Typical level Of training for Wind Turbine Service Technicians
Wind Turbine Service Technicians

Postsecondary certificate

Typical level Of training for Geothermal Technicians
Geothermal Technicians

High school diploma or equivalent

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Licensing

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Licensing for Wind Turbine Service Technicians
Wind Turbine Service Technicians

No license found in District of Columbia

Licensing for Geothermal Technicians
Geothermal Technicians

No license found in District of Columbia


Certification

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Certification for Wind Turbine Service Technicians
Wind Turbine Service Technicians

2 related certifications

Certification for Geothermal Technicians
Geothermal Technicians

2 related certifications

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