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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

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)
367,180 1.0 % $ 33.59 $ 69,870 0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for Training and Development Specialists:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median) 		75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 16.80 $ 22.35 $ 30.33 $ 40.35 $ 52.18
Annual Wage (2) $ 34,950 $ 46,480 $ 63,080 $ 83,920 $ 108,530

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 22,630 0.84 $ 38.46 $ 79,990
Restaurants and Other Eating Places 21,930 0.21 $ 15.29 $ 31,810
Computer Systems Design and Related Services 16,010 0.65 $ 42.50 $ 88,410
Business Schools and Computer and Management Training 12,710 16.01 $ 37.54 $ 78,090
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 12,680 0.23 $ 39.89 $ 82,960

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Training and Development Specialists:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Business Schools and Computer and Management Training 12,710 16.01 $ 37.54 $ 78,090
Technical and Trade Schools 5,860 4.22 $ 39.00 $ 81,110
Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) 820 3.88 $ 30.12 $ 62,650
Educational Support Services 4,940 2.22 $ 41.75 $ 86,840
Vocational Rehabilitation Services 4,410 1.64 $ 19.84 $ 41,260

Top paying industries for Training and Development Specialists:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 80 0.07 $ 70.08 $ 145,760
Land Subdivision 40 0.13 $ 58.72 $ 122,140
Coal Mining 70 0.19 $ 57.98 $ 120,610
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) 410 0.02 $ 57.27 $ 119,120
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing 380 0.36 $ 57.00 $ 118,560

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.



Map of employment of training and development specialists by state, May 2022


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 37,640 2.90 1.17 $ 29.97 $ 62,340
California 36,480 2.07 0.83 $ 37.19 $ 77,340
Florida 25,110 2.73 1.10 $ 32.04 $ 66,640
New York 22,990 2.52 1.02 $ 37.86 $ 78,760
North Carolina 14,740 3.17 1.28 $ 31.38 $ 65,260


Map of location quotient of training and development specialists by state, May 2022


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)
Utah 6,200 3.81 1.53 $ 29.96 $ 62,310
Virginia 13,910 3.59 1.45 $ 35.56 $ 73,950
Colorado 9,890 3.58 1.44 $ 34.30 $ 71,350
Arizona 10,700 3.53 1.42 $ 34.76 $ 72,310
North Carolina 14,740 3.17 1.28 $ 31.38 $ 65,260


Map of annual mean wages of training and development specialists by state, May 2022


Top paying states for Training and Development Specialists:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 1,920 2.78 1.12 $ 46.00 $ 95,680
New Jersey 7,100 1.73 0.70 $ 41.29 $ 85,890
Washington 7,320 2.15 0.87 $ 40.23 $ 83,690
Rhode Island 1,060 2.22 0.89 $ 38.80 $ 80,710
Montana 1,490 3.04 1.23 $ 38.59 $ 80,270



Map of employment of training and development specialists by area, May 2022


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 19,890 2.17 0.87 $ 40.65 $ 84,540
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 13,490 3.55 1.43 $ 31.85 $ 66,260
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 11,590 1.90 0.77 $ 35.91 $ 74,690
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 9,720 3.21 1.29 $ 40.55 $ 84,340
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 9,630 2.18 0.88 $ 34.74 $ 72,260
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 9,010 3.30 1.33 $ 34.03 $ 70,780
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 8,180 3.68 1.48 $ 34.87 $ 72,520
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 7,750 2.86 1.15 $ 38.31 $ 79,680
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 7,450 2.44 0.98 $ 31.74 $ 66,030
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 6,260 4.03 1.62 $ 35.20 $ 73,210


Map of location quotient of training and development specialists by area, May 2022


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 350 10.39 4.18 $ 39.59 $ 82,350
Salem, OR 840 4.78 1.93 $ 33.66 $ 70,000
Provo-Orem, UT 1,250 4.40 1.77 $ 28.46 $ 59,190
Salt Lake City, UT 3,270 4.18 1.68 $ 32.34 $ 67,270
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 1,550 4.17 1.68 $ 35.31 $ 73,450
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 1,350 4.12 1.66 $ 33.86 $ 70,420
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA 160 4.12 1.66 $ 30.56 $ 63,570
Idaho Falls, ID 310 4.11 1.65 $ 32.96 $ 68,570
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 6,260 4.03 1.62 $ 35.20 $ 73,210
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 720 3.98 1.60 $ 29.14 $ 60,610