Occupation salary profile

Training and Development Specialists

SOC 13-1151 BLS OEWS May 2025 H-1B LCAs, last 12 months

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. Excludes “Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary” (25-1194) and “Other Teachers and Instructors” (25-3000). Flight instructors are included with “Aircraft Pilots and Flight Engineers” (53-2010).

National median · BLS
$69,280
▲ +5.21% YoY
H-1B sponsor median
$67,000
▲ +1.28% YoY · 339 LCAs
Average salary · BLS
$75,550
Mean annual wage
U.S. employment
458,300
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Pay range for Training and Development Specialists

Annual base pay at each percentile. BLS covers all U.S. workers in this occupation; H-1B covers 339 certified Labor Condition Applications filed by sponsoring employers in the last 12 months.

Percentile All U.S. workers (BLS) H-1B sponsored
10th — entry pay$38,760$51,680
25th$50,110$57,331
Median (50th)$69,280$67,000
75th$95,050$90,724
90th — top pay$123,250$122,352
H-1B sponsors pay a median of $67,000 for Training and Development Specialists — 3.3% below the BLS national median of $69,280.

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Projections 2025–2035

Job outlook for Training and Development Specialists

BLS projects employment of training and development specialists to grow 10.8% from 2025 to 2035, faster than the 3.5% average for all occupations. About 46,000 openings are projected each year, on average, from new jobs and from replacing workers who retire or move to other occupations.

Jobs 2025 → 2035
472,500 → 523,700
+51,100 jobs
Projected change
+10.8%
All occupations: +3.5%
Openings per year
46,000
Average, 2025–2035
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree
Plus less than 5 years experience
Self-employed
0.6% of workers (2025)
Preparation needed (O*NET Job Zone 4)
Considerable Preparation Needed. Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
Fastest-growing jobs → Best-paying jobs that need a bachelor's degree →

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025–2035 · BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook →

H-1B sponsored pay

Pay by H-1B wage level

Employers assign every H-1B filing a Department of Labor prevailing-wage level, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). Pay rises steeply with level.

H-1B median $67,000
Change vs prior year +1.28%
After inflation (CPI-U) -1.79%
Wage level LCAs Share P25 Median P75
Level I 65 19.2% $48,000 $52,000 $59,999
Level II 143 42.2% $57,158 $61,006 $69,678
Level III 70 20.6% $72,091 $84,250 $110,000
Level IV 57 16.8% $95,000 $110,000 $135,617
H-1B job titles

Salaries by job title in Training and Development Specialists

The 3 most-filed job titles inside SOC 13-1151, from 339 H-1B filings. Seniority words and level numbers are grouped (“Senior Data Engineer II” counts as Data Engineer). Tap a title for its full range, wage levels and the exact titles employers used.

Job title LCAs Share P25 Median P75 YoY
Training and Development Specialist 46 13.57% $54,076 $60,195 $72,000 +3.47%
Training Specialist 22 6.49% $49,956 $67,001 $86,382 +4.99%
Technical Trainer 21 6.19% $62,400 $66,955 $66,955 -13.92%

Titles are cleaned from the employer's own LCA text (codes and typos removed, nothing invented). Rows need 10+ filings in this SOC.

Skills & tools

Skills needed for Training and Development Specialists

How important each skill and knowledge area is for this job, rated by O*NET on a 1–5 scale from surveys of workers and occupational analysts.

Top skills
  • Instructing4.4
  • Speaking4.4
  • Learning Strategies4.1
  • Active Listening4.0
  • Social Perceptiveness4.0
  • Active Learning3.9
  • Critical Thinking3.9
  • Judgment and Decision Making3.9
  • Monitoring3.9
  • Reading Comprehension3.9
Top knowledge areas
  • Education and Training4.7
  • Customer and Personal Service4.0
  • English Language3.8
  • Personnel and Human Resources3.5
  • Administration and Management3.5
  • Psychology3.4
  • Communications and Media3.3
  • Computers and Electronics3.0
Software and technology used
Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareMicrosoft OutlookMicrosoft PowerPointLearning management system LMSAdobe AcrobatAdobe After EffectsAdobe Creative Cloud softwareAdobe IllustratorAdobe InDesignAdobe PhotoshopCisco WebexDjangoEpic SystemsHypertext markup language HTMLIBM SPSS StatisticsJavaScriptMicrosoft Access

Highlighted = in demand: frequently listed in employer job postings for this occupation (O*NET).

Source: O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

About the job

What training and development specialists do

  • Present information with a variety of instructional techniques or formats, such as role playing, simulations, team exercises, group discussions, videos, or lectures.
  • Obtain, organize, or develop training procedure manuals, guides, or course materials, such as handouts or visual materials.
  • Evaluate modes of training delivery, such as in-person or virtual, to optimize training effectiveness, training costs, or environmental impacts.
  • Offer specific training programs to help workers maintain or improve job skills.
  • Assess training needs through surveys, interviews with employees, focus groups, or consultation with managers, instructors, or customer representatives.
  • Monitor, evaluate, or record training activities or program effectiveness.
  • Design, plan, organize, or direct orientation and training programs for employees or customers.
  • Develop alternative training methods if expected improvements are not seen.
Also called
Corporate TrainerJob Training SpecialistLearning and Development Specialist (L and D Specialist)Training SpecialistComputer Training SpecialistLeadership Development SpecialistLearning and Development ConsultantManagement Development SpecialistTrainerTraining and Development Consultant
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Source: O*NET 31.0 (USDOL/ETA, CC BY 4.0). These are general job titles, not H-1B filings; for titles employers actually filed, see “Job titles” above.