Compare Audiologists & Orthotists and Prosthetists District Of Columbia

Comparison Audiologists Orthotists and Prosthetists
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.)

Audiologists $112,300
Orthotists and Prosthetists $40,900

Similar skills & knowledge

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

Sales and Marketing
Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.

Psychology
Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.

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

Medicine and Dentistry
Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

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.

Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.

Personnel and Human Resources
Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.

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

Learning Strategies
Using the best training or teaching strategies for learning new things.

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

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.

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.

Speaking
Talking to others.

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

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

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

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


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.

Design Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Audiologists
Audiologists
Very Low
Design Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Orthotists and Prosthetists
Orthotists and Prosthetists
High

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

Production and Processing Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Audiologists
Audiologists
Very Low
Production and Processing Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Orthotists and Prosthetists
Orthotists and Prosthetists
Medium

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

Mechanical Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Audiologists
Audiologists
Low
Mechanical Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Orthotists and Prosthetists
Orthotists and Prosthetists
Medium

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

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Chemistry Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Audiologists
Audiologists
Very Low
Chemistry Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Orthotists and Prosthetists
Orthotists and Prosthetists
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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Engineering and Technology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Audiologists
Audiologists
Low
Engineering and Technology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Orthotists and Prosthetists
Orthotists and Prosthetists
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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Physics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Audiologists
Audiologists
Low
Physics Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Orthotists and Prosthetists
Orthotists and Prosthetists
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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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 Audiologists
Audiologists

Doctoral or professional degree

Typical level Of training for Orthotists and Prosthetists
Orthotists and Prosthetists

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 Audiologists
Audiologists

License may be required in District of Columbia

Licensing for Orthotists and Prosthetists
Orthotists and Prosthetists

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 Audiologists
Audiologists

7 related certifications

Certification for Orthotists and Prosthetists
Orthotists and Prosthetists

16 related certifications

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