Compare Ship Engineers & Avionics 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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Similar skills & knowledge

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

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

Repairing
Repairing machines or systems using the right tools.

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

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

Equipment Maintenance
Planning and doing the basic maintenance on equipment.

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

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


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.

Computers and Electronics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Ship Engineers
Ship Engineers
Medium
Computers and Electronics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Avionics Technicians
Avionics Technicians
High

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

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English Language Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Ship Engineers
Ship Engineers
Low
English Language Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Avionics Technicians
Avionics Technicians
Medium

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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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 Ship Engineers
Ship Engineers

Postsecondary certificate

Typical level Of training for Avionics Technicians
Avionics Technicians

Licensing

Many states require licenses for certain jobs. See if your selected occupation requires a license and if so, follow the link to find information for your state.

Licensing for Ship Engineers
Ship Engineers

No license found in District of Columbia

Licensing for Avionics Technicians
Avionics Technicians

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 Ship Engineers
Ship Engineers

36 related certifications

Certification for Avionics Technicians
Avionics Technicians

4 related certifications

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