Compare Computer and Information Systems Managers & Computer Systems Engineers/Architects Maine

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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.)

Computer and Information Systems Managers $133,000
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects $87,400
Similar skills & knowledge

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

Speaking
Talking to others.

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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

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.

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

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

Mathematics
Using math to solve problems.

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

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

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

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

Systems Analysis
Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it.

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

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

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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.

Science Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Computer and Information Systems Managers
Computer and Information Systems Managers
Very Low
Science Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
Medium

Science
Using scientific rules and strategies to solve problems.

Programming Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Computer and Information Systems Managers
Computer and Information Systems Managers
Low
Programming Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
Medium

Programming
Writing computer programs.

Design Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Computer and Information Systems Managers
Computer and Information Systems Managers
Low
Design Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
Medium

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

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Operations Analysis Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Computer and Information Systems Managers
Computer and Information Systems Managers
Medium
Operations Analysis Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
High

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

Typical Level Of Training

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Typical level Of training for Computer and Information Systems Managers
Computer and Information Systems Managers

Bachelor's degree

Typical level Of training for Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects

Bachelor's degree

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Licensing

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Licensing for Computer and Information Systems Managers
Computer and Information Systems Managers

No license found in Maine

Licensing for Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects

No license found in Maine

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 Computer and Information Systems Managers
Computer and Information Systems Managers

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Certification for Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects

49 related certifications

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