Occupations/11-3131.00

Training and Development Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate the training and development activities and staff of an organization.

Bachelor’s

Usually a four-year bachelor’s degree.

AI automation risk

49%

Mixed exposure

Human characteristics

48%

Balanced human and task mix

Task orientation

29%

More resilient

A day in this job

  • Mostly human

    Plan, develop, and provide training and staff development programs, using knowledge of the effectiveness of methods such as classroom training, demonstrations, on-the-job training, meetings, conferences, and workshops.

  • Mostly human

    Train instructors and supervisors in techniques and skills for training and dealing with employees.

  • Mostly human

    Analyze training needs to develop new training programs or modify and improve existing programs.

The tasks we can read here lean on people, judgment, or hands-on work. The AI risk number is still this job’s rank against other occupations.

Core tasks

  1. 01Analyze training needs to develop new training programs or modify and improve existing programs.
  2. 02Evaluate instructor performance and the effectiveness of training programs, providing recommendations for improvement.
  3. 03Plan, develop, and provide training and staff development programs, using knowledge of the effectiveness of methods such as classroom training, demonstrations, on-the-job training, meetings, conferences, and workshops.
  4. 04Confer with management and conduct surveys to identify training needs based on projected production processes, changes, and other factors.
  5. 05Conduct orientation sessions and arrange on-the-job training for new hires.
  6. 06Train instructors and supervisors in techniques and skills for training and dealing with employees.

Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)

  • Repeating same tasks2.71
  • Degree of automation1.96
  • Time sitting4.39
  • Originality (ability)3.75
  • Conflict situations2.86
  • Hands-on objects/tools2.00
  • Outdoors / weather1.25
  • Disease exposure1.07
  • Decision freedom4.36

Top abilities

  • Oral Expression4.00
  • Written Expression3.88
  • Written Comprehension3.88
  • Speech Recognition3.88
  • Speech Clarity3.88
  • Oral Comprehension3.88
  • Fluency of Ideas3.88
  • Deductive Reasoning3.88

Essential skills

  • Reading Comprehension4.00
  • Active Listening4.00
  • Writing3.88
  • Speaking4.00
  • Mathematics2.88
  • Science1.50
  • Critical Thinking3.75
  • Active Learning3.75
  • Learning Strategies4.25
  • Monitoring3.88

CIP matches

09.0901Organizational Communication, General13.0403Adult and Continuing Education Administration13.0607Learning Sciences42.2804Industrial and Organizational Psychology52.0201Business Administration and Management, General52.0213Organizational Leadership52.1001Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General52.1003Organizational Behavior Studies52.1006Executive/Career Coaching

Schools offering related programs

12 of 87 shown

Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.

InstitutionProgramTuitionAdmitGrad 6-yrEarnings

California State University-Long Beach

Long Beach, CA · Public

Adult and Continuing Education Administration

13.0403

$7,10040%74%

1 yr $115,658

2 yr —

Doctoral · CIP 13.04

CUNY Hunter College

New York, NY · Public

Adult and Continuing Education Administration

13.0403

$7,40048%60%

1 yr $103,078

2 yr —

Master's · CIP 13.04

University of California-San Diego

La Jolla, CA · Public

Adult and Continuing Education Administration

13.0403

$15,20024%87%

1 yr $94,408

2 yr $99,959

Doctoral · CIP 13.04

New York University

New York, NY · Private nonprofit

Adult and Continuing Education Administration

13.0403

$60,40012%88%

1 yr $81,498

2 yr $84,653

Master's · CIP 13.04

Georgetown University

Washington, DC · Private nonprofit

Organizational Communication, General

09.0901

$65,40012%95%

1 yr $75,795

2 yr $73,272

Master's · CIP 09.09

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, MA · Private nonprofit

Adult and Continuing Education Administration

13.0403

$60,1004%96%

1 yr $73,231

2 yr $74,341

Master's · CIP 13.04

Emory University

Atlanta, GA · Private nonprofit

Business Administration and Management, General

52.0201

$60,80011%91%

1 yr $73,112

2 yr $77,283

Bachelor's · CIP 52.02

City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College

Chicago, IL · Public

Organizational Communication, General

09.0901

$4,600100%27%

1 yr $70,776

2 yr $87,754

Master's · CIP 09.09

University of California-Berkeley

Berkeley, CA · Public

Business Administration and Management, General

52.0201

$14,80011%93%

1 yr $67,101

2 yr $64,328

Bachelor's · CIP 52.02

Wake Technical Community College

Raleigh, NC · Public

Adult and Continuing Education Administration

13.0403

$2,900100%31%

1 yr $60,497

2 yr $56,776

Master's · CIP 13.04

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, NC · Public

Adult and Continuing Education Administration

13.0403

$9,00017%91%

1 yr $58,673

2 yr $58,943

Master's · CIP 13.04

Boston University

Boston, MA · Private nonprofit

Organizational Communication, General

09.0901

$65,20014%89%

1 yr $55,383

2 yr $58,479

Master's · CIP 09.09