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Grows with AI
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.
In the middle of the pack: more resilient than 57% of the 831 careers we score. AI exposure is very high (the Bureau of Labor Statistics rates it very high), and US jobs are projected to change by +10.8% by 2035, much faster than average. The work leans on creative vision and emotional intelligence.
AI can help with many of the tasks, and demand is still growing. Being fluent with AI is the edge here.
- Median pay (2025)
- $69,280
- Job growth to 2035
- +10.8%
- Openings a year
- 46,000
- People doing it (2025)
- 472,000
- Usual route in
- Bachelor's degree
Where people already use AI for this work
- Prepare informational or instructional materials
- Evaluate programs, practices, or processes
- Research organizational behavior, processes, or performance
From Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025).
Work AI rarely helps with
- Manage human resources activities
- Train others on operational or work procedures
- Prepare financial documents, reports, or budgets
What the work looks like
- Present information with a variety of instructional techniques or formats, such as role playing, simulations, team exercises, group discussions, videos, or lectures.
- Obtain, organize, or develop training procedure manuals, guides, or course materials, such as handouts or visual materials.
- Evaluate modes of training delivery, such as in-person or virtual, to optimize training effectiveness, training costs, or environmental impacts.
- Offer specific training programs to help workers maintain or improve job skills.
- Assess training needs through surveys, interviews with employees, focus groups, or consultation with managers, instructors, or customer representatives.
From O*NET 31.0, US Department of Labor.
What the Bureau of Labor Statistics expects
- More of these jobs, as demand for continuous training increases due to accelerating technological advancements such as artificial intelligence (AI) in the labor market.
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Also known as: Corporate Trainer, Job Training Specialist, Learning and Development Specialist (L and D Specialist), Training Specialist, Computer Training Specialist, Leadership Development Specialist, Learning and Development Consultant, Management Development Specialist.
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Sources: US Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections 2025 to 2035; O*NET 31.0; Microsoft Research (2025); Anthropic Economic Index (2026); Eloundou and colleagues (Science, 2024); Felten, Raj and Seamans (2023). How we score. Updated 12 October 2026.