Training and Development Specialists

Low Risk
29%
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AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
20%
(Low Risk)
POLLING
38%
(Low Risk)
Average: 29%
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
11.5%
by year 2033
WAGES
$64,340
or $30.93 per hour
Volume
403,480
as of 2023
SUMMARY
JOB SCORE
7.1/10

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Calculated automation risk

20% (Low Risk)

Low Risk (21-40%): Jobs in this level have a limited risk of automation, as they demand a mix of technical and human-centric skills.

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Some very important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Social Perceptiveness

Some quite important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Originality

  • Negotiation

  • Persuasion

User poll

38% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted there's a low chance this occupation will be automated. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 20% chance of automation.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that Training and Development Specialists will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?






Sentiment

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Sentiment over time (yearly)

Growth

Very fast growth relative to other professions

The number of 'Training and Development Specialists' job openings is expected to rise 11.5% by 2033

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2021 and 2031
Updated projections are due 09-2024.

Wages

Moderately paid relative to other professions

In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Training and Development Specialists' was $64,340, or $30 per hour

'Training and Development Specialists' were paid 33.9% higher than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Significantly greater range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2023 there were 403,480 people employed as 'Training and Development Specialists' within the United States.

This represents around 0.27% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 376 people are employed as 'Training and Development Specialists'.

Job description

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.

SOC Code: 13-1151.00

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Comments

Buck (Highly likely) 15 days ago
As a 25+ year L&D professional I can confident;y say that within 5 years AIs will be able to do 100% of our work.
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Mr. Philip Baskerville (Highly likely) 8 months ago
Ai can develop the full suite of courseware based upon any prompt
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G Waddell (No chance) 2 years ago
Training and development are "hands-on" jobs, and each trainee has to be treated a little differently depending on their prior experience, knowledge, and abilities. For example, a forklift trainer. Robots may deliver parts to a line in a large automotive plant; however, they can never totally replace forklifts, tugs, and other mobile-powered equipment jobs in the near future.
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Manuel Matos (Low) 4 years ago
too many variables at stake at each moment, counting also on creativity and intuition
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Miew Ling (No chance) 4 years ago
The world will realise that relying on robots only does not lend to humanising and personalising the learning experience. The more high tech we go, the more high touch we need! Finally, through critical thinking and questioning, human to human interaction will enhance our learning and development. Learning is not a sequential one way process. It is very chaotic! and another human will help us meander through life and learning.
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Shannon Ramirez (Low) 4 years ago
The "human" component will remain key in providing a personalized learning experience for learners going forward.
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Yekaterina (No chance) 5 years ago
I believe that HR L&D specialists, as well as L&D managers, are on the safe side as there are a lot of activities L&D are doing for PEOPLE development such as capabilities gaps analysis which can't be done by existing robots or chatbots. Robots can help people to source and make preliminary analysis but not interpretations which should be based not only on data but on intuition and common sense as well.
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Jimmy 15 days ago
By "existing robots or chatbots." Within 5 years they will develop to the point where the AI will outperform 95% of the instructional designers in this industry.
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Depressed sloth 5 years ago
Agreed. Jobs like Marketing, PR, HR and corporate training will probably have the ability to be automated to a certain degree in the future, but the essentials of the jobs themselves is connecting with people, knowing what they want, protecting the company from lawsuits and so on. Other humans are not gonna trust a robot marketing him something or a entry level position being solely thought by a machine. When that kind of work is fully automated we will have bigger fish to fry regarding our worries.
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