Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020
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) |
| 318,040 |
0.7 % |
$ 32.43 |
$ 67,440 |
0.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Training and Development Specialists:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 16.30 |
$ 22.06 |
$ 30.14 |
$ 40.15 |
$ 51.47 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 33,900 |
$ 45,870 |
$ 62,700 |
$ 83,510 |
$ 107,060 |
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 |
20,700 |
0.85 |
$ 35.50 |
$ 73,830 |
| Computer Systems Design and Related Services |
14,970 |
0.68 |
$ 37.58 |
$ 78,170 |
| Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services |
13,140 |
0.86 |
$ 36.98 |
$ 76,930 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
11,930 |
0.22 |
$ 29.83 |
$ 62,050 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
11,560 |
0.21 |
$ 34.93 |
$ 72,660 |
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) |
| California |
30,070 |
1.83 |
0.80 |
$ 37.42 |
$ 77,840 |
| Texas |
28,930 |
2.39 |
1.05 |
$ 32.70 |
$ 68,020 |
| New York |
22,540 |
2.59 |
1.13 |
$ 35.02 |
$ 72,840 |
| Florida |
20,740 |
2.46 |
1.07 |
$ 29.15 |
$ 60,630 |
| Virginia |
14,220 |
3.84 |
1.68 |
$ 36.34 |
$ 75,590 |
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) |
| Alaska |
1,200 |
4.06 |
1.78 |
$ 22.17 |
$ 46,110 |
| Virginia |
14,220 |
3.84 |
1.68 |
$ 36.34 |
$ 75,590 |
| Arizona |
10,590 |
3.74 |
1.63 |
$ 29.48 |
$ 61,310 |
| Utah |
4,860 |
3.27 |
1.43 |
$ 27.18 |
$ 56,540 |
| New Mexico |
2,480 |
3.16 |
1.38 |
$ 30.47 |
$ 63,390 |
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 |
19,270 |
2.18 |
0.95 |
$ 37.89 |
$ 78,800 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
11,800 |
3.91 |
1.71 |
$ 39.58 |
$ 82,320 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
9,840 |
2.74 |
1.20 |
$ 34.74 |
$ 72,260 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
9,580 |
1.65 |
0.72 |
$ 36.26 |
$ 75,420 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
8,580 |
1.97 |
0.86 |
$ 34.03 |
$ 70,790 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
8,410 |
3.99 |
1.74 |
$ 29.32 |
$ 60,990 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
7,310 |
2.81 |
1.23 |
$ 38.90 |
$ 80,910 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
6,980 |
2.65 |
1.16 |
$ 32.60 |
$ 67,800 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
6,620 |
2.23 |
0.97 |
$ 36.14 |
$ 75,170 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
5,570 |
2.39 |
1.05 |
$ 42.83 |
$ 89,080 |
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 |
210 |
6.66 |
2.91 |
$ 37.57 |
$ 78,150 |
| Anchorage, AK |
1,020 |
6.21 |
2.72 |
$ 20.16 |
$ 41,940 |
| Jacksonville, NC |
270 |
5.99 |
2.62 |
$ 30.58 |
$ 63,610 |
| Santa Fe, NM |
290 |
5.11 |
2.23 |
$ 27.54 |
$ 57,280 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL |
520 |
4.79 |
2.09 |
$ 33.67 |
$ 70,030 |
| Salem, OR |
740 |
4.46 |
1.95 |
$ 32.01 |
$ 66,580 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX |
590 |
4.37 |
1.91 |
$ 31.00 |
$ 64,480 |
| Lincoln, NE |
730 |
4.21 |
1.84 |
$ 29.41 |
$ 61,180 |
| Albuquerque, NM |
1,560 |
4.17 |
1.82 |
$ 31.73 |
$ 66,010 |
| Macon, GA |
390 |
4.00 |
1.75 |
$ 26.19 |
$ 54,470 |
United States Department of Labor
