Compare Solar Energy Systems Engineers & Marine Engineers and Naval Architects 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.)

Solar Energy Systems Engineers $158,800
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects $164,400

Similar skills & knowledge

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

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.

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

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

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

Speaking
Talking to others.

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.

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

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

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.

Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.

Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.

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

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

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

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

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

Science
Using scientific rules and strategies to solve problems.

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

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

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


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.

Transportation Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Solar Energy Systems Engineers
Solar Energy Systems Engineers
Very Low
Transportation Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Marine Engineers and Naval Architects
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects
Medium

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

Operations Analysis Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Solar Energy Systems Engineers
Solar Energy Systems Engineers
Low
Operations Analysis Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Marine Engineers and Naval Architects
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects
Medium

Operations Analysis
Figuring out what a product or service needs to be able to do.

Chemistry Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Solar Energy Systems Engineers
Solar Energy Systems Engineers
Very Low
Chemistry Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Marine Engineers and Naval Architects
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects
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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Physics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Solar Energy Systems Engineers
Solar Energy Systems Engineers
Medium
Physics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Marine Engineers and Naval Architects
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects
High

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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Troubleshooting Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Solar Energy Systems Engineers
Solar Energy Systems Engineers
Low
Troubleshooting Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Marine Engineers and Naval Architects
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects
Medium

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


Typical Level Of Training

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Typical level Of training for Solar Energy Systems Engineers
Solar Energy Systems Engineers

Bachelor's degree

Typical level Of training for Marine Engineers and Naval Architects
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects

Licensing

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Licensing for Solar Energy Systems Engineers
Solar Energy Systems Engineers

License may be required in District of Columbia

Licensing for Marine Engineers and Naval Architects
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects

License may be required 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 Solar Energy Systems Engineers
Solar Energy Systems Engineers

1 related certifications

Certification for Marine Engineers and Naval Architects
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects

2 related certifications

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