# Training and Development Managers

> Plan, direct, or coordinate the training and development activities and staff of an organization.
- **Entity Type:** role
- **Schema Version:** role.v1
- **Soc Code:** 11-3131.00
- **Summary:** Plan, direct, or coordinate the training and development activities and staff of an organization.

## Aliases

- L and D Director (Learning and Development Director)
- Learning Manager
- Training Director
- Training Manager
- Education and Development Manager
- Organizational Development Manager (OD Manager)
- Staff Development Director
- Staff Training and Development Manager
- Training and Development Coordinator (T and D Coordinator)
- Training and Development Director (T and D Director)
- Apprenticeship Consultant
- Development Associate

## Tasks

| Text | Type | Iwa |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Analyze training needs to develop new training programs or modify and improve existing programs. | Core | 4.A.1.a.1.n |
| Evaluate instructor performance and the effectiveness of training programs, providing recommendations for improvement. | Core | 4.A.2.a.1.b |
| 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. | Core | 4.A.4.b.3.d |
| Confer with management and conduct surveys to identify training needs based on projected production processes, changes, and other factors. | Core | 4.A.1.a.1.n |
| Conduct orientation sessions and arrange on-the-job training for new hires. | Core | 4.A.4.b.3.d |
| Train instructors and supervisors in techniques and skills for training and dealing with employees. | Core | 4.A.4.b.3.d |
| Develop and organize training manuals, multimedia visual aids, and other educational materials. | Core | 4.A.2.b.2.o |
| Prepare training budget for department or organization. | Core | 4.A.4.b.4.h |
| Develop testing and evaluation procedures. | Core | 4.A.3.b.2.f |
| Conduct or arrange for ongoing technical training and personal development classes for staff members. | Core | 4.A.4.b.3.d |
| Review and evaluate training and apprenticeship programs for compliance with government standards. | Core | 4.A.1.a.2.k |
| Coordinate established courses with technical and professional courses provided by community schools, and designate training procedures. | Supplemental | 4.A.4.b.1.e |

## Emerging Tasks

| Text |
| --- |
| Confer with management or stakeholders and conduct surveys to identify training needs based on projected production processes, changes, and other factors. |
| Evaluate instructor performance and the effectiveness of training programs, providing data and recommendations for improvement. |
| Train instructors, supervisors, and other leaders in techniques and skills for training and interacting with employees. |

## Activities

| Name | Iwa |
| --- | --- |
| Conduct employee training programs. | 4.A.4.b.3.d |
| Evaluate program effectiveness. | 4.A.2.a.1.b |
| Evaluate training programs, instructors, or materials. | 4.A.2.a.1.b |
| Evaluate employee performance. | 4.A.2.a.1.d |
| Develop procedures to evaluate organizational activities. | 4.A.3.b.2.f |
| Conduct opinion surveys or needs assessments. | 4.A.1.a.1.n |
| Confer with organizational members to accomplish work activities. | 4.A.4.a.2.c |
| Prepare graphics or other visual representations of information. | 4.A.2.b.2.o |
| Develop training materials. | 4.A.3.b.6.l |
| Manage human resources activities. | 4.A.4.b.4.f |
| Determine operational compliance with regulations or standards. | 4.A.1.a.2.k |
| Coordinate special events or programs. | 4.A.4.b.1.e |
| Prepare operational budgets. | 4.A.4.b.4.h |

## Capabilities

| Name | Family | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Education and Training | knowledge | 4.93 |
| English Language | knowledge | 4.36 |
| Learning Strategies | essential_skill | 4.25 |
| Administration and Management | knowledge | 4.15 |
| Reading Comprehension | essential_skill | 4 |
| Active Listening | essential_skill | 4 |
| Speaking | essential_skill | 4 |
| Instructing | transferable_skill | 4 |
| Oral Expression | ability | 4 |
| Personnel and Human Resources | knowledge | 3.96 |
| Writing | essential_skill | 3.88 |
| Monitoring | essential_skill | 3.88 |
| Social Perceptiveness | transferable_skill | 3.88 |
| Coordination | transferable_skill | 3.88 |
| Oral Comprehension | ability | 3.88 |
| Written Comprehension | ability | 3.88 |
| Written Expression | ability | 3.88 |
| Fluency of Ideas | ability | 3.88 |
| Deductive Reasoning | ability | 3.88 |
| Speech Recognition | ability | 3.88 |
| Speech Clarity | ability | 3.88 |
| Customer and Personal Service | knowledge | 3.86 |
| Critical Thinking | essential_skill | 3.75 |
| Active Learning | essential_skill | 3.75 |
| Originality | ability | 3.75 |
| Problem Sensitivity | ability | 3.75 |
| Inductive Reasoning | ability | 3.75 |
| Information Ordering | ability | 3.75 |
| Near Vision | ability | 3.75 |
| Persuasion | transferable_skill | 3.62 |
| Service Orientation | transferable_skill | 3.62 |
| Complex Problem Solving | transferable_skill | 3.62 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | transferable_skill | 3.62 |
| Management of Financial Resources | transferable_skill | 3.62 |
| Category Flexibility | ability | 3.62 |
| Time Management | transferable_skill | 3.5 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | transferable_skill | 3.5 |
| Communications and Media | knowledge | 3.3 |
| Psychology | knowledge | 3.26 |
| Systems Evaluation | transferable_skill | 3.25 |

## Skills

| Name | Type |
| --- | --- |
| English Language | Common Skill |
| Learning Strategies | Specialized Skill |
| Reading Comprehension | Common Skill |
| Instructing | Specialized Skill |
| Active Listening | Common Skill |
| Writing | Common Skill |
| Speech Recognition | Specialized Skill |
| Social Perceptiveness | Common Skill |
| Deductive Reasoning | Common Skill |
| Information Ordering | Specialized Skill |
| Inductive Reasoning | Common Skill |
| Critical Thinking | Common Skill |
| Active Learning | Common Skill |
| Complex Problem Solving | Common Skill |
| Time Management | Common Skill |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Outlook | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Excel | Common Skill |
| Psychology | Specialized Skill |
| Systems Analysis | Specialized Skill |
| Negotiation | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Word | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Project | Specialized Skill |
| Cisco WebEx | Specialized Skill |
| Apache Cassandra | Specialized Skill |
| Adobe Photoshop | Specialized Skill |
| Adobe Illustrator | Specialized Skill |
| Adobe Acrobat | Specialized Skill |
| Mathematics | Common Skill |
| Visualization | Specialized Skill |
| Moodle | Specialized Skill |
| Microsoft Publisher | Specialized Skill |
| Microsoft Frontpage | Specialized Skill |
| Microsoft Dynamics | Specialized Skill |
| Adobe Presenter | Specialized Skill |
| Adobe Dreamweaver | Specialized Skill |
| Adobe Captivate | Specialized Skill |
| Telecommunications | Specialized Skill |
| Finger Dexterity | Common Skill |
| Depth Perception | Common Skill |

## Tools

| Example | Category | Hot | In Demand |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software | yes | yes |
| Microsoft Office software | Office suite software | yes | yes |
| Microsoft Outlook | Electronic mail software | yes | yes |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Presentation software | yes | yes |
| Adobe Acrobat | Document management software | yes | no |
| Adobe Illustrator | Graphics or photo imaging software | yes | no |
| Adobe Photoshop | Graphics or photo imaging software | yes | no |
| Apache Cassandra | Data base management system software | yes | no |
| Cisco Webex | Video conferencing software | yes | no |
| Epic Systems | Medical software | yes | no |
| JavaScript | Web platform development software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Project | Project management software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Visual Basic | Development environment software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Word | Word processing software | yes | no |
| Oracle PeopleSoft | Enterprise resource planning ERP software | yes | no |
| Learning management system LMS | Computer based training software | no | yes |
| Adobe ActionScript | Development environment software | no | no |
| Adobe Captivate | Computer based training software | no | no |
| Adobe Dreamweaver | Web page creation and editing software | no | no |
| Adobe Presenter | Computer based training software | no | no |
| AgileView Software SmartView | Computer based training software | no | no |
| Alchemy Systems SISTEM | Computer based training software | no | no |
| Articulate Rapid E-Learning Studio | Computer based training software | no | no |
| Beeline Learning Management System LMS | Computer based training software | no | no |
| Blackbaud The Raiser's Edge | Customer relationship management CRM software | no | no |
| Blackboard software | Data base user interface and query software | no | no |
| Blatant Media Absorb LMS | Computer based training software | no | no |
| Brainshark Rapid Learning | Computer based training software | no | no |
| Caliban Mindwear HyperGASP | Presentation software | no | no |
| Cobent Learning and Compliance Suite LCS | Computer based training software | no | no |
| Common Curriculum | Computer based training software | no | no |
| Computer Generated Solutions Learning Management System | Computer based training software | no | no |
| Cornerstone OnDemand Cornerstone Learning | Computer based training software | no | no |
| Dazzlersoft DazzlerMax | Presentation software | no | no |
| dominKnow Learning Center | Computer based training software | no | no |
| Eedo Knowledgeware Eedo Force Ten | Computer based training software | no | no |
| ElearningForce JoomlaLMS | Computer based training software | no | no |
| eXe | Web page creation and editing software | no | no |
| EZ LCMS | Computer based training software | no | no |
| FlexTraining Total e-Learning Solution | Computer based training software | no | no |

## Work Context

| Name | Value |
| --- | --- |
| E-Mail | 4.93 |
| Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team | 4.93 |
| Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams | 4.78 |
| Telephone Conversations | 4.71 |
| Contact With Others | 4.5 |
| Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals | 4.43 |
| Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | 4.39 |
| Spend Time Sitting | 4.39 |
| Freedom to Make Decisions | 4.36 |
| Coordinate or Lead Others in Accomplishing Work Activities | 4.25 |
| Work Outcomes and Results of Other Workers | 4.04 |
| Time Pressure | 3.64 |
| Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | 3.43 |
| Public Speaking | 3.32 |
| Written Letters and Memos | 3.14 |
| Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | 3.14 |
| Frequency of Decision Making | 3.14 |
| Physical Proximity | 3.11 |
| Conflict Situations | 2.86 |
| Level of Competition | 2.75 |
| Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | 2.71 |
| Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | 2.54 |
| Dealing With Unpleasant, Angry, or Discourteous People | 2.5 |
| Health and Safety of Other Workers | 2.32 |
| Spend Time Standing | 2.25 |
| Deal With External Customers or the Public in General | 2.21 |
| Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | 2 |
| Degree of Automation | 1.96 |
| Exposed to Sounds, Noise Levels that are Distracting or Uncomfortable | 1.75 |
| Consequence of Error | 1.68 |
| Spend Time Walking or Running | 1.54 |
| Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | 1.36 |
| Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled | 1.32 |
| Outdoors, Under Cover | 1.32 |
| Exposed to Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting Conditions | 1.32 |
| Outdoors, Exposed to All Weather Conditions | 1.25 |
| In an Enclosed Vehicle or Operate Enclosed Equipment | 1.25 |
| Exposed to Contaminants | 1.25 |
| Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling | 1.25 |
| Spend Time Bending or Twisting Your Body | 1.21 |

## Preparation

- **Job Zone:** 4
- **Job Zone Name:** Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
- **Education:** Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
- **Experience:** A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
- **Svp Range:** (7.0 to < 8.0)

### Education Distribution

| Label | Percentage |
| --- | --- |
| Bachelor's Degree | 71.43 |
| Master's Degree | 21.43 |
| Post-Baccalaureate Certificate | 7.14 |

## Person Fit

| Name | Family | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dependability | work_style | 10 |
| Attention to Detail | work_style | 9 |
| Intellectual Curiosity | work_style | 8 |
| Cooperation | work_style | 7 |
| Enterprising | career_interest_type | 6.35 |
| Management/Administration | specific_interest_area | 6.15 |
| Achievement Orientation | work_style | 6 |
| Human Resources | specific_interest_area | 5.85 |
| Public Speaking | specific_interest_area | 5.73 |
| Professional Advising | specific_interest_area | 5.71 |
| Social | career_interest_type | 5.54 |
| Teaching/Education | specific_interest_area | 5.22 |
| Social Orientation | work_style | 5 |
| Conventional | career_interest_type | 4.04 |
| Adaptability | work_style | 4 |
| Business Initiatives | specific_interest_area | 3.26 |

## Related Roles

| Soc Code | Slug | Title | Tier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 13-1151.00 | role-13-1151-00 | Training and Development Specialists | Primary-Short |
| 25-9031.00 | role-25-9031-00 | Instructional Coordinators | Primary-Short |
| 19-3032.00 | role-19-3032-00 | Industrial-Organizational Psychologists | Primary-Short |
| 13-1111.00 | role-13-1111-00 | Management Analysts | Primary-Short |
| 13-1082.00 | role-13-1082-00 | Project Management Specialists | Primary-Short |
| 13-1071.00 | role-13-1071-00 | Human Resources Specialists | Primary-Long |
| 11-3121.00 | role-11-3121-00 | Human Resources Managers | Primary-Long |
| 11-9032.00 | role-11-9032-00 | Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary | Primary-Long |
| 11-9031.00 | role-11-9031-00 | Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare | Primary-Long |
| 11-9151.00 | role-11-9151-00 | Social and Community Service Managers | Primary-Long |
| 25-2055.00 | role-25-2055-00 | Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten | Supplemental |
| 21-1012.00 | role-21-1012-00 | Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors | Supplemental |

## Career Clusters

| Cluster | Slug |
| --- | --- |
| Management & Entrepreneurship | management-entrepreneurship |
| Public Service & Safety | public-service-safety |

## Education Level

- **Category:** Bachelor's degree

## Study Programs

| Title | Slug |
| --- | --- |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services | business-management-marketing-and-related-support-services |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs | communication-journalism-and-related-programs |
| Education | education |
| Psychology | psychology |

## Market

- **Median Wage:** 127090
- **Mean Wage:** 140590
- **Pct10Wage:** 75810
- **Pct25Wage:** 96110
- **Pct75Wage:** 169310
- **Pct90Wage:** 219990
- **Employment:** 44960
- **Area Title:** U.S.

## Industries


### Top

| Naics | Slug | Title | Level | Employment | Median Wage | Lq |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 55 | 55 | Management of Companies and Enterprises | Sector | 6310 | 133770 | 7.7 |
| 54 | 54 | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | Sector | 5760 | 145610 | 1.83 |
| 62 | 62 | Health Care and Social Assistance | Sector | 4330 | 114990 | 0.64 |
| 52 | 52 | Finance and Insurance | Sector | 4150 | 128700 | 2.29 |
| 61 | 61 | Educational Services | Sector | 4140 | 106630 | 1.04 |
| 56 | 56 | Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | Sector | 2730 | 111640 | 1.04 |
| 51 | 51 | Information | Sector | 2650 | 195400 | 3.13 |
| 31-33 | 31-33 | Manufacturing | Sector | 2380 | 134000 | 0.64 |
| 42 | 42 | Wholesale Trade | Sector | 2300 | 160420 | 1.31 |
| 81 | 81 | Other Services (except Public Administration) | Sector | 2220 | 109940 | 1.72 |
| 48-49 | 48-49 | Transportation and Warehousing | Sector | 1700 | 106510 | 0.79 |
| 72 | 72 | Accommodation and Food Services | Sector | 1110 | 106170 | 0.27 |

### Concentrated

| Naics | Slug | Title | Level | Employment | Lq |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 221113 | 221113 | Nuclear Electric Power Generation | National industry | 160 | 14.77 |
| 55 | 55 | Management of Companies and Enterprises | Sector | 6310 | 7.7 |
| 524114 | 524114 | Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers | National industry | 460 | 3.51 |
| 51 | 51 | Information | Sector | 2650 | 3.13 |
| 22 | 22 | Utilities | Sector | 470 | 2.78 |
| 52 | 52 | Finance and Insurance | Sector | 4150 | 2.29 |
| 54 | 54 | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | Sector | 5760 | 1.83 |
| 81 | 81 | Other Services (except Public Administration) | Sector | 2220 | 1.72 |
- **Count:** 40

## Ai Signals

| Source | Label | Score | Scale | Release |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| frey_osborne | Computerization probability | 0.0063 | 0-1 probability | 2013-baseline-2016-employment-snapshot |
| felten_aioe | AI occupational exposure | 1.284423 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |
| felten_image_generation_aioe | Image generation occupational exposure | 1.199591 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |
| felten_language_modeling_aioe | Language modeling occupational exposure | 1.336838 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |

## Ai Outlook


### Index

- **Value:** 77
- **Percentile:** 78
- **Band:** High
- **Version:** ai-exposure-index-v1

#### Components

| Percentile | Source |
| --- | --- |
| 86 | felten_aioe |
| 79 | openai_gpts_are_gpts |
| 65 | microsoft_working_with_ai |
- **Component Count:** 3

### Exposure

| Source | Label | Value | Percentile | Band | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| felten_aioe | Overall AI exposure (Felten et al.) | 1.284423 | 86 | High | How much this job's abilities overlap with what AI systems can do, across many AI capabilities. A relative research score, not a forecast of job loss. |
| eloundou_gamma | LLM task exposure, γ (OpenAI / Eloundou) | 0.9090909090909092 | 79 | High | Share of this job's tasks where a large language model plus simple tools could cut the time to do them by at least half. γ is capped at 1.0 and many jobs reach that ceiling, so treat a top score as 'in the top group', not a precise rank. |
| microsoft_applicability | AI assistant applicability (Microsoft) | 0.19292813370862955 | 65 | Moderate | How applicable today's AI assistants are to this job's activities, measured from real Microsoft Copilot conversations. Applicability is not the same as replacement. |

### Frey Historical

- **Source:** frey
- **Label:** Computerization probability (Frey & Osborne, 2013)
- **Value:** 0.0063
- **Percentile:** 4
- **Band:** Low
- **Note:** A pre-LLM (2013) estimate of how automatable this job is by computerization and robotics. Shown for historical context only — it is not part of any current AI ranking.
- **Teleworkable:** yes

### Eloundou

- **Alpha:** 0.09090909090909091
- **Beta:** 0.5
- **Gamma:** 0.9090909090909092

### Usage Tasks

| Task | Usage Percent | Importance |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 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. | 0.0134547202445267 | 4.36 |
| Evaluate instructor performance and the effectiveness of training programs, providing recommendations for improvement. | 0.011400564482003541 | 4.36 |
| Analyze training needs to develop new training programs or modify and improve existing programs. | 0.00729225295695722 | 4.61 |
| Develop and organize training manuals, multimedia visual aids, and other educational materials. | 0.0035947725844155307 | 4.08 |
- **Usage Release:** 2026-01-15-v4-plus-2025-03-27-v2

### Bls

- **Growth Percent:** 5.8
- **Growth Percentile:** 79
- **Direction:** About average
- **Annual Openings Thousands:** 3.8
- **Annual Openings Percentile:** 41
- **Employment2024Thousands:** 46.4
- **Employment2034Thousands:** 49.2

### Sources

| Source | Version |
| --- | --- |
| bls_employment_projections | 2024-2034 |
| dingel_neiman | dingel-neiman-workathome |
| felten_aioe | felten-raj-seamans-aioe |
| frey_osborne | frey-osborne-automation |
| microsoft_working_with_ai | working-with-ai |
| openai_gpts_are_gpts | gpts-are-gpts |

## Ai Playbook

- **Trusted Task Count:** 4
- **Task Count:** 5
- **Total Sample:** 908
- **Autonomy Median:** 4
- **Dominant Collaboration:** task iteration
- **Automation Share:** 34.76
- **Augmentation Share:** 54.9
- **Work Use Percent:** 86.73

### Collaboration

| Label | Percent |
| --- | --- |
| task iteration | 50.06 |
| directive | 32.51 |
| learning | 4.84 |
| feedback loop | 2.25 |

### Use Case

| Label | Percent |
| --- | --- |
| work | 86.73 |
| coursework | 5.17 |
| personal | 5.17 |

### Delegated Tasks

| Task | Usage Percent | Collaboration | Autonomy Median | Sample Count |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Develop and organize training manuals, multimedia visual aids, and other educational materials. | 0.06320790098762345 | task iteration | 4 | 632 |
| 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. | 0.0172021502687836 | directive | 4 | 172 |
| Evaluate instructor performance and the effectiveness of training programs, providing recommendations for improvement. | 0.004700587573446681 | task iteration | 4 | 47 |
| Analyze training needs to develop new training programs or modify and improve existing programs. | 0.003800475059382423 |  | 4 | 38 |

### Boundary Tasks

| Task | Human Needed Percent | Sample Count |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Analyze training needs to develop new training programs or modify and improve existing programs. | 94.73684210526315 | 38 |
| Evaluate instructor performance and the effectiveness of training programs, providing recommendations for improvement. | 93.61702127659575 | 47 |
| 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. | 92.44186046511628 | 172 |
| Develop and organize training manuals, multimedia visual aids, and other educational materials. | 91.93037974683544 | 632 |

### Seed Prompts

| Prompt | Collaboration |
| --- | --- |
| Let's work through this together, step by step: develop and organize training manuals, multimedia visual aids, and other educational materials. I'll give feedback as we go. | task iteration |
| Do this for me: 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. Give me a finished draft I can review and adjust. | directive |
| Let's work through this together, step by step: evaluate instructor performance and the effectiveness of training programs, providing recommendations for improvement. I'll give feedback as we go. | task iteration |
| Help me with this part of my job: analyze training needs to develop new training programs or modify and improve existing programs |  |
- **Release:** 2026-01-15-v4-plus-2025-03-27-v2

## Counts

- **Tasks:** 12
- **Skills:** 51
- **Capabilities:** 120
- **Tools:** 96
- **Related Roles:** 20

## Source

- **Dataset:** gold.onet_role_starter_surface
- **Version:** 30.3
- **Generated At:** 2026-06-02T21:00:32.945303+00:00
- **Content Hash:** 4445076ddb1343c4