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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.
What a training and development specialist does
Become a training and development specialist
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good training and development specialist
- Talking to others.
- Using the best training or teaching strategies for learning new things.
- Teaching people how to do something.
- Understanding people's reactions.
- Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one.
- Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Average hourly rate is $52 per hour with an average salary of $83,700 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $35 and $61 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $32,500 and $101,100 per year.
- 56% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.
Part-time
- The average hourly rate for part-time workers is $51 per hour with an average salary of $48,400 per year.
Training And Development Specialist job outlook
- There are 7,321 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 1,333 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.
Multiple Jobs
- 1% of individuals in this occupation worked for more than one employer.
- 14% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.