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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

13-1151 Training and Development Specialists

Design and conduct training and development programs to improve individual and organizational performance. May analyze training needs.

National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3) 		Mean hourly
wage		 Mean annual
wage (2) 		Wage RSE (3)
291,380 0.8 % $31.31 $65,120 0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median) 		75% 90%
Hourly Wage $15.84 $21.38 $29.26 $38.88 $49.40
Annual Wage (2) $32,950 $44,480 $60,870 $80,870 $102,740

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Management of Companies and Enterprises 20,650 0.87 $33.57 $69,820
Computer Systems Design and Related Services 14,120 0.67 $36.88 $76,720
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services 13,130 0.91 $35.38 $73,590
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 11,770 0.21 $28.41 $59,090
Insurance Carriers 10,810 0.92 $32.28 $67,150

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Business Schools and Computer and Management Training 7,060 10.03 $34.10 $70,930
Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) 570 2.54 $31.80 $66,150
Educational Support Services 3,000 1.63 $33.53 $69,740
Technical and Trade Schools 2,040 1.51 $34.83 $72,450
Vocational Rehabilitation Services 4,780 1.47 $21.60 $44,930

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 320 0.02 $52.51 $109,210
Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical Media 40 0.33 $43.93 $91,360
Natural Gas Distribution 620 0.57 $43.09 $89,630
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 2,820 0.72 $43.02 $89,480
Other Pipeline Transportation 30 0.37 $42.96 $89,360

Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 28,850 1.70 0.84 $35.11 $73,040
Texas 24,230 2.00 0.99 $31.71 $65,960
New York 23,500 2.50 1.24 $33.61 $69,910
Florida 17,510 2.03 1.01 $27.45 $57,100
Virginia 12,740 3.33 1.65 $34.77 $72,320




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Virginia 12,740 3.33 1.65 $34.77 $72,320
Utah 4,790 3.29 1.63 $26.19 $54,480
Arizona 8,750 3.14 1.56 $29.55 $61,460
Oklahoma 4,680 2.94 1.46 $26.27 $54,640
Maryland 7,710 2.87 1.43 $32.41 $67,420




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Washington 7,090 2.17 1.08 $36.92 $76,800
District of Columbia 1,890 2.65 1.31 $36.87 $76,690
Massachusetts 7,490 2.10 1.04 $36.19 $75,270
Connecticut 3,200 1.93 0.96 $36.01 $74,890
New Jersey 6,590 1.63 0.81 $35.94 $74,760





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 20,780 2.19 1.09 $35.58 $74,010
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 10,900 3.48 1.73 $36.96 $76,880
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 9,810 1.60 0.80 $32.71 $68,050
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 8,210 2.30 1.14 $33.23 $69,120
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 7,870 1.70 0.84 $31.47 $65,450
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 6,670 2.49 1.24 $32.92 $68,470
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 6,520 3.17 1.58 $29.31 $60,960
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 6,050 2.19 1.09 $37.60 $78,200
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 6,030 2.02 1.00 $34.49 $71,740
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 5,320 2.20 1.09 $40.67 $84,580