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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
13-1151 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. 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).
National estimates for Training and Development Specialists
Industry profile for Training and Development Specialists
Geographic profile for Training and Development Specialists
National estimates for Training and Development Specialists:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Training and Development Specialists:
Employment (1) |
Employment RSE (3) |
Mean hourly wage |
Mean annual wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
336,030 |
1.0 % |
$ 32.51 |
$ 67,620 |
0.6 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Training and Development Specialists:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$ 15.07 |
$ 22.62 |
$ 29.60 |
$ 38.71 |
$ 49.64 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$ 31,340 |
$ 47,040 |
$ 61,570 |
$ 80,510 |
$ 103,240 |
Industry profile for Training and Development Specialists:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Training and Development Specialists are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Training and Development Specialists, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Training and Development Specialists:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Management of Companies and Enterprises |
21,870 |
0.86 |
$ 36.95 |
$ 76,850 |
Restaurants and Other Eating Places |
17,600 |
0.19 |
$ 14.48 |
$ 30,120 |
Computer Systems Design and Related Services |
15,790 |
0.70 |
$ 41.08 |
$ 85,440 |
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
12,200 |
0.23 |
$ 31.98 |
$ 66,510 |
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services |
11,980 |
0.77 |
$ 37.58 |
$ 78,170 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Training and Development Specialists:
Top paying industries for Training and Development Specialists:
Geographic profile for Training and Development Specialists:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Training and Development Specialists are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Training and Development Specialists, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Training and Development Specialists:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Texas |
31,010 |
2.54 |
1.06 |
$ 31.62 |
$ 65,770 |
California |
30,320 |
1.83 |
0.77 |
$ 37.26 |
$ 77,510 |
New York |
22,560 |
2.60 |
1.09 |
$ 36.25 |
$ 75,390 |
Florida |
22,280 |
2.59 |
1.09 |
$ 29.87 |
$ 62,130 |
Ohio |
14,970 |
2.88 |
1.21 |
$ 27.71 |
$ 57,640 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Training and Development Specialists:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Arizona |
10,940 |
3.80 |
1.59 |
$ 32.28 |
$ 67,140 |
Virginia |
13,390 |
3.57 |
1.50 |
$ 33.63 |
$ 69,950 |
Colorado |
9,320 |
3.56 |
1.49 |
$ 33.89 |
$ 70,480 |
Utah |
5,310 |
3.41 |
1.43 |
$ 30.07 |
$ 62,550 |
North Carolina |
14,250 |
3.22 |
1.35 |
$ 29.78 |
$ 61,940 |
Top paying states for Training and Development Specialists:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Training and Development Specialists:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
19,590 |
2.26 |
0.95 |
$ 39.48 |
$ 82,110 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
10,210 |
1.79 |
0.75 |
$ 36.06 |
$ 75,000 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
9,900 |
2.76 |
1.16 |
$ 32.91 |
$ 68,450 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
9,500 |
3.24 |
1.36 |
$ 37.70 |
$ 78,410 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
9,100 |
2.15 |
0.90 |
$ 33.84 |
$ 70,380 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
8,570 |
4.05 |
1.70 |
$ 32.35 |
$ 67,280 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
7,640 |
2.95 |
1.24 |
$ 34.36 |
$ 71,470 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
7,510 |
2.59 |
1.09 |
$ 34.20 |
$ 71,140 |
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
7,120 |
2.75 |
1.15 |
$ 37.88 |
$ 78,780 |
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
5,910 |
4.03 |
1.69 |
$ 34.53 |
$ 71,820 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Training and Development Specialists:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ |
220 |
6.49 |
2.72 |
$ 38.21 |
$ 79,470 |
Santa Fe, NM |
280 |
4.94 |
2.07 |
$ 27.24 |
$ 56,660 |
Colorado Springs, CO |
1,390 |
4.83 |
2.02 |
$ 34.27 |
$ 71,270 |
Salem, OR |
810 |
4.80 |
2.01 |
$ 33.51 |
$ 69,700 |
Idaho Falls, ID |
330 |
4.58 |
1.92 |
$ 34.47 |
$ 71,690 |
Jacksonville, NC |
220 |
4.47 |
1.88 |
$ 22.23 |
$ 46,250 |
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC |
1,370 |
4.39 |
1.84 |
$ 33.07 |
$ 68,780 |
Richmond, VA |
2,540 |
4.11 |
1.72 |
$ 30.77 |
$ 64,000 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
8,570 |
4.05 |
1.70 |
$ 32.35 |
$ 67,280 |
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
5,910 |
4.03 |
1.69 |
$ 34.53 |
$ 71,820 |
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