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Training and Development Specialists

Role 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. Excludes “Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary” (25-1194) and “Other Teachers and Instructors” (25-3000). Flight instructors are included with “Aircraft Pilots and Flight Engineers” (53-2010).

Recommended Majors

Organizational Communication, General. Educational/Instructional Technology. Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching. Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General. Human Resources Development. Executive/Career Coaching.

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Salary by State (top paying)

State	Median salary
District of Columbia	$84,460
Wyoming	$83,450
Washington	$82,910
Connecticut	$79,660
Delaware	$79,320
New Jersey	$76,660
Virginia	$76,250
Minnesota	$75,980
Alaska	$75,010
New York	$73,550
Massachusetts	$73,480
Maryland	$73,220
California	$72,930
Colorado	$72,790
Rhode Island	$72,600

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Median Annual Salary

$65,850

Projected Growth (10yr)

+10.8%

Avg. annual openings

43.9k

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