Training and Development Managers
Plan, direct, or coordinate the training and development activities and staff of an organization.
48,050 people do this job in the US. $133,000 a year.
of the working time. Estimate.
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- 11%
- 0%
Measured, from Anthropic's usage data (2025). Counts help on part of a task.
On the chosen pace and reliability. Estimate.
Share of the working time within reach, now to 2030
What each choice means: , , , , . Every pace starts from .
At this date and pace, models finish tasks up to 4.4 h long four times in five.
How far this has come
With GPT-4, measured in March 2023, 0% of this job's working time was within reach at . With Claude 3.7 Sonnet, measured in February 2025, 0%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 2%. Today's estimate: 4%.
A backcast: today's task data with the best model METR had measured by each date. It shows how fast the models have moved, not what anyone forecast at the time.
The tasks
Sorted by . 12 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analyze training needs to develop new training programs or modify and improve existing programs.Done more than weekly by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 23% | 1.7 work days3.3 h to 4.2 work days | 2%Half by Feb 2028 | |
| Develop and organize training manuals, multimedia visual aids, and other educational materials.Done more than monthly by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 23% | 1.7 work days3.3 h to 1 work week | 2%Half by Apr 2028 | |
| 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.Done more than weekly by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 23% | 3.3 work days6.7 h to 1.7 work weeks | 0%Half by Sep 2028 | |
| Evaluate instructor performance and the effectiveness of training programs, providing recommendations for improvement.Done more than weekly by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 9% | 5 h2.5 h to 2.1 work days | 18%Half by Mar 2027 | |
| Train instructors and supervisors in techniques and skills for training and dealing with employees.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 7% | 1.3 work days3.3 h to 3.1 work days | Stays with people | |
| Confer with management and conduct surveys to identify training needs based on projected production processes, changes, and other factors.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 4% | 1 work day2.5 h to 3.1 work days | Stays with people | |
| Prepare training budget for department or organization.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 3% | 1 work day2.5 h to 3.1 work days | 5%Half by Oct 2027 | |
| Conduct orientation sessions and arrange on-the-job training for new hires.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 3% | 5 h1.7 h to 1.6 work days | 17%Half by Apr 2027 | |
| Conduct or arrange for ongoing technical training and personal development classes for staff members.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 3% | 5 h1.7 h to 2.1 work days | 15%Half by Jun 2027 | |
| Develop testing and evaluation procedures.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 2% | 6.7 h3.3 h to 2.5 work days | 10%Half by May 2027 | |
| Coordinate established courses with technical and professional courses provided by community schools, and designate training procedures.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 0.6% | 6.7 h2.5 h to 2.5 work days | 9%Half by Jul 2027 | |
| Review and evaluate training and apprenticeship programs for compliance with government standards.Done yearly or less by most who do it. | 0.6% | 1 work day2.5 h to 3.3 work days | 5%Half by Nov 2027 |
Within reach, per task: the share of the task's time whose instances are short enough for a model to finish at the chosen date, pace and reliability. Half by: the date half of that time comes within reach.
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