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Training and Development Specialists — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$69,280
United States, 2025
Employment
458,300
United States, 2025
Typical education
Bachelor's Degree
Job Zone 4
Skills identified
35
10 related careers
Career overview
Design or conduct work-related training and development programs to improve individual skills or organizational performance. May analyze organizational training needs or evaluate training effectiveness.
- O*NET code
- 13-1151.00
- Job zone
- 4
- Experience required
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Typical tasks
- Present information with a variety of instructional techniques or formats, such as role playing, simulations, team exercises, group discussions, videos, or lectures.
- Obtain, organize, or develop training procedure manuals, guides, or course materials, such as handouts or visual materials.
- Evaluate modes of training delivery, such as in-person or virtual, to optimize training effectiveness, training costs, or environmental impacts.
- Offer specific training programs to help workers maintain or improve job skills.
- Assess training needs through surveys, interviews with employees, focus groups, or consultation with managers, instructors, or customer representatives.
- Monitor, evaluate, or record training activities or program effectiveness.
- Design, plan, organize, or direct orientation and training programs for employees or customers.
- Develop alternative training methods if expected improvements are not seen.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$38,760
25th percentile
$50,110
75th percentile
$95,050
90th percentile
$123,250
Most important skills
- Instructing4.4
- Speaking4.4
- Learning Strategies4.1
- Active Listening4.0
- Social Perceptiveness4.0
- Monitoring3.9
- Critical Thinking3.9
- Writing3.9
- Judgment and Decision Making3.9
- Reading Comprehension3.9
- Active Learning3.9
- Coordination3.8
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 21 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
21
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Learning Strategies | 4.1 | 5.0 | Not selected | 5.0 |
| Speaking | 4.4 | 4.3 | Not selected | 4.3 |
| Instructing | 4.4 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Active Listening | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Monitoring | 3.9 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Writing | 3.9 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.9 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.9 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.9 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Active Learning | 3.9 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Coordination | 3.8 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Service Orientation | 3.6 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Time Management | 3.6 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Systems Evaluation | 3.4 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Operations Analysis | 3.1 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.3 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | 3.1 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Persuasion | 3.1 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Negotiation | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Systems Analysis | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Training and Development SpecialistsHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dothan, AL | $120,020 | 120 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | $104,770 | 3,310 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | $98,280 | 330 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $95,050 | 6,310 | 2025 |
| Lexington Park, MD | $94,440 | 220 | 2025 |
| Casper, WY | $94,070 | 100 | 2025 |
| Decatur, AL | $93,230 | 110 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | $89,550 | 5,120 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | $88,880 | 620 | 2025 |
| DE | $88,570 | 1,590 | 2025 |
| NH | $86,050 | — | 2025 |
| Sierra Vista, AZ | $85,610 | — | 2025 |
| Norwich, CT | $85,320 | 320 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | $84,500 | 400 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | $83,800 | 9,360 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | $82,590 | 120 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | $82,400 | 11,490 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | $82,070 | 740 | 2025 |
| AK | $81,860 | 530 | 2025 |
| WA | $81,860 | 8,130 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.