Training and Development Managers
Plan, direct, or coordinate the training and development activities and staff of an organization.
- O*NET-SOC code
11-3131.00 - Preparation Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
Wages
Median annual wage, U.S.$133,000
Employment, U.S.48,050
Median hourly wage$63.94
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $79,550 | $101,850 | $133,000 | $176,870 | $233,600 |
By state (49)
| State | Employment | Median annual | Location quotient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 150 | $128,750 | 0.22 |
| Alaska | 80 | $105,430 | 0.75 |
| Arizona | 1,190 | $125,770 | 1.19 |
| Arkansas | 210 | $101,830 | 0.52 |
| California | 6,680 | $156,260 | 1.19 |
| Colorado | 850 | $139,980 | 0.96 |
| Connecticut | 630 | $145,070 | 1.19 |
| Delaware | 70 | $172,340 | 0.50 |
| District of Columbia | 210 | $141,710 | 0.96 |
| Florida | 3,550 | $118,290 | 1.16 |
| Georgia | 1,480 | $132,120 | 0.98 |
| Hawaii | 160 | $113,400 | 0.80 |
| Idaho | 190 | $128,120 | 0.72 |
| Illinois | 1,830 | $130,610 | 0.97 |
| Indiana | 690 | $105,130 | 0.70 |
| Iowa | 290 | $108,330 | 0.59 |
| Kansas | 230 | $130,330 | 0.51 |
| Kentucky | 460 | $112,750 | 0.74 |
| Louisiana | 330 | $107,670 | 0.55 |
| Maine | 130 | $117,170 | 0.65 |
| Maryland | 1,250 | $121,920 | 1.47 |
| Michigan | 900 | $118,630 | 0.66 |
| Minnesota | 760 | $131,680 | 0.83 |
| Mississippi | 200 | $88,030 | 0.56 |
| Missouri | 400 | $109,250 | 0.44 |
| Montana | 70 | $98,950 | 0.47 |
| Nebraska | 440 | $105,710 | 1.39 |
| Nevada | 620 | $99,110 | 1.30 |
| New Hampshire | 260 | $141,360 | 1.22 |
| New Jersey | 1,540 | $160,540 | 1.16 |
| New Mexico | 180 | $124,290 | 0.66 |
| New York | 3,500 | $171,400 | 1.17 |
| North Carolina | 2,020 | $126,200 | 1.32 |
| North Dakota | 50 | $114,020 | 0.40 |
| Ohio | 990 | $128,440 | 0.58 |
| Oklahoma | 400 | $104,020 | 0.75 |
| Oregon | 510 | $126,570 | 0.84 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,480 | $122,150 | 0.79 |
| Rhode Island | 100 | $116,590 | 0.64 |
| South Carolina | 610 | $119,460 | 0.86 |
| South Dakota | 50 | $124,150 | 0.32 |
| Tennessee | 840 | $121,030 | 0.83 |
| Texas | 6,190 | $124,280 | 1.42 |
| Utah | 450 | $122,630 | 0.84 |
| Vermont | $124,990 | ||
| Virginia | 1,050 | $137,520 | 0.83 |
| Washington | 720 | $163,360 | 0.66 |
| West Virginia | 120 | Not available | 0.56 |
| Wisconsin | 600 | $123,640 | 0.66 |
Similar occupations
Similarity is our measure: the cosine of importance x level over all 120 O*NET skills, knowledge areas and abilities. It is not an O*NET finding. More.
Circles are the 20 most similar occupations, coloured by Job Zone. Lines join pairs where one is among the other's 10 most similar; darker lines are pairs O*NET also lists as related. Drag a circle to move it out of the way; select one to open it.
One skill away
Among the 50 occupations most similar to Training and Development Managers, those at the same Job Zone or lower, where exactly one skill rated at least 3 in importance needs a level more than 0.75 points higher (on O*NET's 0-7 level scale). Our definition. Change the thresholds.
| Occupation | Skill to build | Level gap | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Human Resources Managers | Negotiation | 1.00 | 0.966 |
| Sales Managers | Negotiation | 1.00 | 0.945 |
| Social and Community Service Managers | Social Perceptiveness | 0.87 | 0.944 |
| Business Continuity Planners | Complex Problem Solving | 0.88 | 0.942 |
| Coaches and Scouts | Negotiation | 1.00 | 0.941 |
| Marketing Managers | Negotiation | 0.88 | 0.939 |
| Advertising and Promotions Managers | Negotiation | 1.00 | 0.938 |
Software to learn next
Software used by at least 3 of the 20 occupations most similar to Training and Development Managers, excluding software Training and Development Managers already lists and any you named. Ranked by how many of them use it, weighted by how much more common it is among them than across all occupations (lift). Our ranking.
| Software | Similar jobs using it | Lift |
|---|---|---|
| Human resource management software HRMS | 9 of 20 | 9.4x |
| Google Docs | 11 of 20 | 4.8x |
| Oracle Taleo | 7 of 20 | 11.1x |
| Google Drive | 9 of 20 | 6.5x |
| IBM SPSS Statistics | 10 of 20 | 5.0x |
| Mentimeter | 5 of 20 | 17.8x |
| Google Meet | 7 of 20 | 7.3x |
| Poll Everywhere | 4 of 20 | 26.4x |
| IBM Cognos Impromptu | 7 of 20 | 6.1x |
| Microsoft SharePoint | 11 of 20 | 3.1x |
Skills
From O*NET data. Importance is rated 1 to 5 and level 0 to 7.
| Skill | Type | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Learning Strategies | Essential skill | 4.25 | 5.25 |
| Instructing | Transferable skill | 4.00 | 4.75 |
| Speaking | Essential skill | 4.00 | 4.50 |
| Active Listening | Essential skill | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Reading Comprehension | Essential skill | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Writing | Essential skill | 3.88 | 4.12 |
| Monitoring | Essential skill | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Coordination | Transferable skill | 3.88 | 3.75 |
| Social Perceptiveness | Transferable skill | 3.88 | 3.75 |
| Active Learning | Essential skill | 3.75 | 4.25 |
| Critical Thinking | Essential skill | 3.75 | 4.00 |
| Complex Problem Solving | Transferable skill | 3.62 | 4.00 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | Transferable skill | 3.62 | 3.88 |
| Persuasion | Transferable skill | 3.62 | 3.75 |
| Service Orientation | Transferable skill | 3.62 | 3.75 |
| Management of Financial Resources | Transferable skill | 3.62 | 3.62 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | Transferable skill | 3.50 | 4.00 |
| Time Management | Transferable skill | 3.50 | 3.88 |
| Systems Evaluation | Transferable skill | 3.25 | 3.88 |
| Systems Analysis | Transferable skill | 3.12 | 3.75 |
| Operations Analysis | Transferable skill | 3.00 | 3.25 |
| Negotiation | Transferable skill | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Management of Material Resources | Transferable skill | 2.88 | 3.00 |
| Mathematics | Essential skill | 2.88 | 2.88 |
| Quality Control Analysis | Transferable skill | 2.00 | 1.88 |
| Operations Monitoring | Transferable skill | 1.75 | 0.88 |
| Technology Design | Transferable skill | 1.75 | 0.75 |
| Programming | Transferable skill | 1.50 | 0.75 |
| Science | Essential skill | 1.50 | 0.38 |
| Equipment Maintenance | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Equipment Selection | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Installation | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Operation and Control | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Repairing | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Troubleshooting | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
Knowledge (33) and abilities (52)
| Name | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Education and Training | 4.93 | 6.75 |
| English Language | 4.36 | 5.36 |
| Administration and Management | 4.15 | 4.54 |
| Personnel and Human Resources | 3.96 | 5.21 |
| Customer and Personal Service | 3.86 | 4.57 |
| Communications and Media | 3.30 | 3.64 |
| Psychology | 3.26 | 3.61 |
| Computers and Electronics | 3.21 | 3.75 |
| Administrative | 2.96 | 3.82 |
| Design | 2.39 | 2.29 |
| Sales and Marketing | 2.32 | 2.96 |
| Sociology and Anthropology | 2.22 | 2.93 |
| Mathematics | 2.21 | 2.71 |
| Economics and Accounting | 2.14 | 2.07 |
| Production and Processing | 1.96 | 1.64 |
| Therapy and Counseling | 1.86 | 1.75 |
| Law and Government | 1.86 | 1.46 |
| Telecommunications | 1.82 | 0.93 |
| Public Safety and Security | 1.50 | 0.79 |
| Engineering and Technology | 1.43 | 0.79 |
| Philosophy and Theology | 1.39 | 1.18 |
| Fine Arts | 1.29 | 0.82 |
| Foreign Language | 1.29 | 0.54 |
| Geography | 1.18 | not rated |
| History and Archeology | 1.11 | not rated |
| Mechanical | 1.11 | not rated |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 1.11 | not rated |
| Transportation | 1.11 | not rated |
| Building and Construction | 1.07 | not rated |
| Physics | 1.04 | not rated |
| Biology | 1.00 | not rated |
| Chemistry | 1.00 | not rated |
| Food Production | 1.00 | not rated |
| Name | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Oral Expression | 4.00 | 4.75 |
| Speech Clarity | 3.88 | 4.88 |
| Written Expression | 3.88 | 4.75 |
| Oral Comprehension | 3.88 | 4.25 |
| Fluency of Ideas | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Written Comprehension | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Deductive Reasoning | 3.88 | 3.88 |
| Speech Recognition | 3.88 | 3.88 |
| Problem Sensitivity | 3.75 | 4.00 |
| Inductive Reasoning | 3.75 | 3.88 |
| Information Ordering | 3.75 | 3.88 |
| Originality | 3.75 | 3.88 |
| Near Vision | 3.75 | 3.75 |
| Category Flexibility | 3.62 | 3.75 |
| Far Vision | 2.88 | 3.50 |
| Memorization | 2.88 | 3.00 |
| Speed of Closure | 2.88 | 2.88 |
| Flexibility of Closure | 2.75 | 2.88 |
| Perceptual Speed | 2.75 | 2.88 |
| Selective Attention | 2.75 | 2.88 |
| Mathematical Reasoning | 2.62 | 2.75 |
| Visualization | 2.62 | 2.62 |
| Time Sharing | 2.62 | 2.38 |
| Number Facility | 2.50 | 2.62 |
| Visual Color Discrimination | 2.12 | 2.00 |
| Auditory Attention | 2.12 | 1.75 |
| Hearing Sensitivity | 1.75 | 1.25 |
| Trunk Strength | 1.75 | 1.25 |
| Finger Dexterity | 1.75 | 1.12 |
| Manual Dexterity | 1.62 | 0.62 |
| Depth Perception | 1.50 | 0.62 |
| Arm-Hand Steadiness | 1.50 | 0.50 |
| Wrist-Finger Speed | 1.50 | 0.50 |
| Dynamic Strength | 1.38 | 0.38 |
| Control Precision | 1.25 | not rated |
| Stamina | 1.12 | not rated |
| Dynamic Flexibility | 1.00 | not rated |
| Explosive Strength | 1.00 | not rated |
| Extent Flexibility | 1.00 | not rated |
| Glare Sensitivity | 1.00 | not rated |
| Gross Body Coordination | 1.00 | not rated |
| Gross Body Equilibrium | 1.00 | not rated |
| Multilimb Coordination | 1.00 | not rated |
| Night Vision | 1.00 | not rated |
| Peripheral Vision | 1.00 | not rated |
| Rate Control | 1.00 | not rated |
| Reaction Time | 1.00 | not rated |
| Response Orientation | 1.00 | not rated |
| Sound Localization | 1.00 | not rated |
| Spatial Orientation | 1.00 | not rated |
| Speed of Limb Movement | 1.00 | not rated |
| Static Strength | 1.00 | not rated |
Software used
Examples from O*NET data. "Hot" and "in demand" are O*NET flags for technologies often listed in job postings.
- Microsoft Excel in demand
- Microsoft Office software in demand
- Microsoft Outlook in demand
- Microsoft PowerPoint in demand
- Learning management system LMS in demand
- Adobe Acrobat hot
- Adobe Illustrator hot
- Adobe Photoshop hot
- Apache Cassandra hot
- Cisco Webex hot
- Epic Systems hot
- JavaScript hot
- Microsoft Project hot
- Microsoft Visual Basic hot
- Microsoft Word hot
- Oracle PeopleSoft hot
- Adobe ActionScript
- Adobe Captivate
- Adobe Dreamweaver
- Adobe Presenter
- AgileView Software SmartView
- Alchemy Systems SISTEM
- Articulate Rapid E-Learning Studio
- Beeline Learning Management System LMS
- Blackbaud The Raiser's Edge
- Blackboard software
- Blatant Media Absorb LMS
- Brainshark Rapid Learning
- Caliban Mindwear HyperGASP
- Cobent Learning and Compliance Suite LCS
All 96
- Common Curriculum
- Computer Generated Solutions Learning Management System
- Cornerstone OnDemand Cornerstone Learning
- Dazzlersoft DazzlerMax
- EZ LCMS
- Eedo Knowledgeware Eedo Force Ten
- ElearningForce JoomlaLMS
- FlexTraining Total e-Learning Solution
- Flying PopCorn
- Freeze.com Ovation Studio Pro
- FunEducation Outstart Trainer
- G-Cube Solutions Wizdom Web LMS
- GeoMetrix Data Systems Training Partner
- HP Trim
- HunterStone THESIS
- ICS Learning Group Inquisiq EX
- Ikonami AT-Learning Tool
- Inspired eLearning iLMS
- Intelladon Enterprise Knowledge Platform EKP
- Intelligent Information Conversion Technologies MeritScholar
- Intellum Rollbook
- Kookaburra Studios Knowledge Presenter
- LeanForward LearnPoint
- Learn HQ Activate LMS
- Learn.com CourseMaker Studio
- Learn.com LearnCenter Talent Management Suite
- Linspire Nvu
- Magenta MultiMedia Tools Magenta II
- MediaChance Multimedia Builder
- Medworxx Learning Management System
- Microsoft Dynamics
- Microsoft FrontPage
- Microsoft Publisher
- Moodle
- Mzinga On-Demand Learning Suite
- NetDimensions Enterprise Knowledge Platform EKP
- OnPoint Digital OnPoint Learning & Performance Suite
- Open e-LMS
- Operitel LearnFlex
- PRO-ductivity Systems Compliance Training Manager Web
- Pathlore LMS
- Plateau Learning Management System LMS
- RISC Virtual Training Assistant
- Rapid Intake Unison
- Right Reason Technologies RightTrack
- SAFARI Video Networks eZediaQTI
- Saba Centra
- SkillSoft SkillPort
- SumTotal Systems ToolBook
- SumTotal Systems TotalLMS
- SyberWorks Training Center
- Telania eLeaP Learning Management System LMS/LCMS
- The Human Equation InSite LMS
- TrainCaster LMS
- TrainOnTrack Learning Management System LMS
- Trivantis Lectora
- Upside Learning UpsideLMS
- WBT Systems TopClass
- Web browser software
- Xerceo Learn
- Xyleme Learning Content Management System LCMS
- Ziiva Prosperity LMS
- dominKnow Learning Center
- eXe
- iLinc Communications LearnLinc
- techniques.org knowledgeWorks LMS
Where it concentrates
Metro areas ranked by BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of the area's jobs divided by its share of all US jobs. Above 1 means more concentrated than the nation. Metros employing fewer than 100 are left out.
| Metro area | Employment | Location quotient | Median annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 880 | 2.52 | $230,020 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 800 | 2.01 | $129,940 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 210 | 2.01 | $134,830 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 460 | 2.01 | $130,660 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 280 | 1.81 | $105,710 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | 130 | 1.80 | $170,050 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 2,150 | 1.72 | $128,110 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | 680 | 1.62 | $114,770 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 530 | 1.53 | $115,050 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 1,110 | 1.51 | $173,530 |