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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.

now
4%

of the working time. Estimate.

Kinds of work
  • 89%
  • 11%
  • 0%
38%

Measured, from Anthropic's usage data (2025). Counts help on part of a task.

Half the desk work within reach
February 2028

On the chosen pace and reliability. Estimate.

Share of the working time within reach, now to 2030

0%25%50%75%100%2027202820292030NowDesk work: 89% of the time
Chosen to Ceiling: the share
DateNow
NowEnd of 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%.

0%5%10%2023202420252026GPT-4, March 2023: 0% within reachGPT-4 Turbo (Nov 2023), November 2023: 0% within reachGPT-4o, May 2024: 0% within reachClaude 3.5 Sonnet (June 2024), June 2024: 0% within reacho1-preview, September 2024: 0% within reachClaude 3.5 Sonnet (Oct 2024), October 2024: 0% within reacho1, December 2024: 0% within reachClaude 3.7 Sonnet, February 2025: 0% within reacho3, April 2025: 0% within reachGPT-5, August 2025: 0% within reachGemini 3 Pro, November 2025: 0% within reachClaude Opus 4.5, November 2025: 0% within reachGPT-5.2, December 2025: 0% within reachClaude Opus 4.6, February 2026: 0% within reachClaude Mythos Preview (early), April 2026: 2% within reachToday (estimate), September 2026: 4% within reach
Each step is a new best model measured by METR, four in five; the dashed end is today's estimate. Point at a dot for the model.

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 .

TaskKind
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 days2%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 week2%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 weeks0%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 days18%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 daysStays 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 daysStays 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 days5%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 days17%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 days15%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 days10%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 days9%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 days5%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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