Career Profile: Career Profile - Training and Development...

Salary and Outlook

According to the US Department of Labor, there are 38,100 people employed as career profile - training and development... in the United States. The median annual salary is $120,130. Entry level employees earn approximately $64,370 per year and senior employees earn approximately $207,420 (or more) per year.

Estimates do not include other potential benefits such as health insurance, overtime, or retirement benefits that may be offered by employers.

Job Duties

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

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