Training and Development Specialists
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.
458,300 people do this job in the US. $69,280 a year.
of the working time. Estimate.
- 69%
- 31%
- 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, 15%. Today's estimate: 21%.
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 . 20 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Design, plan, organize, or direct orientation and training programs for employees or customers.Done more than monthly by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 17% | 1.7 work days3.3 h to 4.2 work days | Stays with people | |
| Evaluate modes of training delivery, such as in-person or virtual, to optimize training effectiveness, training costs, or environmental impacts.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 13% | 5 h1.7 h to 1.7 work days | 17%Half by Apr 2027 | |
| Assess training needs through surveys, interviews with employees, focus groups, or consultation with managers, instructors, or customer representatives.Done more than monthly by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 10% | 1.3 work days2.5 h to 3.1 work days | 4%Half by Dec 2027 | |
| Present information with a variety of instructional techniques or formats, such as role playing, simulations, team exercises, group discussions, videos, or lectures.Done more than weekly by most who do it. | 10% | 2.5 h50 min to 6.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Obtain, organize, or develop training procedure manuals, guides, or course materials, such as handouts or visual materials.Done more than weekly by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 8% | 3.3 h1.7 h to 1.3 work days | 38%Half by Nov 2026 | |
| Devise programs to develop executive potential among employees in lower-level positions.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 7% | 2.5 work days6.7 h to 1.3 work weeks | 0%Half by Apr 2028 | |
| Coordinate recruitment and placement of training program participants.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 5% | 3.3 h1.3 h to 1.7 work days | 27%Half by Mar 2027 | |
| Develop alternative training methods if expected improvements are not seen.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 5% | 5 h1.7 h to 2.1 work days | 15%Half by Jun 2027 | |
| Monitor, evaluate, or record training activities or program effectiveness.Done more than weekly by most who do it. | 5% | 2.5 h50 min to 1.3 work days | 35%Half by Jan 2027 | |
| Offer specific training programs to help workers maintain or improve job skills.Done more than weekly by most who do it. | 4% | 1.7 h50 min to 5 h | 76%Half by now | |
| Keep up with developments in area of expertise by reading current journals, books, or magazine articles.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 3% | 1.3 h25 min to 2.5 h | 87%Half by now | |
| Negotiate contracts with clients for desired training outcomes, fees, or expenses.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 3% | 3.3 h1.7 h to 1.7 work days | Stays with people |
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.
Jobs that share skills with this one
From O*NET's related occupations. Within reach now and by the end of 2028, long-run pace, four in five.
- Training and Development Managers4% now, 76% by 2028
- Instructional Coordinators17% now, 81% by 2028
- Management Analysts5% now, 86% by 2028
- Industrial-Organizational Psychologists4% now, 53% by 2028
- Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors34% now, 44% by 2028
- Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary24% now, 61% by 2028
Where this job works
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