Compare Compliance Managers & Lawyers 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.)

Compliance Managers $171,900
Lawyers $191,900

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.

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

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

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.

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


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.

Negotiation Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Compliance Managers
Compliance Managers
Low
Negotiation Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Lawyers
Lawyers
Medium

Negotiation
Bringing people together to solve differences.

Persuasion Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Compliance Managers
Compliance Managers
Medium
Persuasion Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Lawyers
Lawyers
High

Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.


Typical Level Of Training

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Typical level Of training for Compliance Managers
Compliance Managers

Bachelor's degree

Typical level Of training for Lawyers
Lawyers

Doctoral or professional degree

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Licensing

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Licensing for Compliance Managers
Compliance Managers

No license found in DC

Licensing for Lawyers
Lawyers

License may be required in DC


Certification

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Certification for Compliance Managers
Compliance Managers

17 related certifications

Certification for Lawyers
Lawyers

15 related certifications

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