Compare Customer Service Representatives & Credit Counselors 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.)

Customer Service Representatives $49,200
Credit Counselors $61,800

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.

Service Orientation
Looking for ways to help people.

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.

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

Education and Training Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Customer Service Representatives
Customer Service Representatives
Very Low
Education and Training Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Credit Counselors
Credit Counselors
Medium

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.

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Psychology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Customer Service Representatives
Customer Service Representatives
Very Low
Psychology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Credit Counselors
Credit Counselors
Medium

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.

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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 Customer Service Representatives
Customer Service Representatives

High school diploma or equivalent

Typical level Of training for Credit Counselors
Credit Counselors

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 Customer Service Representatives
Customer Service Representatives

No license found in DC

Licensing for Credit Counselors
Credit Counselors

No license found in DC


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 Customer Service Representatives
Customer Service Representatives

20 related certifications

Certification for Credit Counselors
Credit Counselors

14 related certifications

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