AI Career Radar

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.

AI exposure26 / 100Low exposure

Based on O*NET work context for this occupation. This score does not predict individual job losses.

What drives the score

Automation and repetition raise exposure; freedom to set tasks lowers it. Each measure uses a 0–100 scale.

Degree of automation24
Freedom to set tasks82
Repeating the same tasks38
$69,280Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
+10.8%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (much faster than average)BLS Employment Projections
67Skill durability (moderate)Transferability, out of 100

How well your skills transfer

Each skill is scored on how well it transfers into occupations that are growing and less exposed. The ones high on both importance and transfer are worth deepening.

Highest transferability first

Both scores out of 100

Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Speaking
63
85
Active Listening
63
75
Critical Thinking
63
72
Monitoring
63
72
Judgment and Decision Making
63
72
Active Learning
62
72
Coordination
62
69
Complex Problem Solving
62
56
Reading Comprehension
61
72
Time Management
61
66
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Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Social Perceptiveness
60
75
Writing
60
72
Instructing
58
85
Learning Strategies
58
78
Systems Analysis
57
53
Service Orientation
56
66
Systems Evaluation
56
60
Persuasion
54
53
Mathematics
53
35
Negotiation
52
53
Science
52
16
Management of Personnel Resources
50
53
Operations Analysis
49
53
Installation
48
0
Management of Financial Resources
47
31
Management of Material Resources
47
31
Technology Design
47
22
Quality Control Analysis
47
22
Equipment Selection
47
3
Equipment Maintenance
47
0
Troubleshooting
47
0
Operations Monitoring
46
25
Repairing
46
0
Programming
45
13
Operation and Control
43
3

Compare how well you can use each skill in growing, low-exposure occupations with its importance in your current role. How we score skills.

Jobs you could move to

Compare related occupations by skill overlap, retraining effort, pay and projected growth. Choose a priority to adjust the ranking. Licensing requirements may limit some routes.

85/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$123,860
10-yr growth
+24.2%
Skill gap
14%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Management of Financial Resources, Management of Material Resources, Management of Personnel Resources, Persuasion

84/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$129,180
10-yr growth
+21%
Skill gap
14%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Quality Control Analysis, Operations Monitoring, Complex Problem Solving, Systems Analysis

84/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$135,880
10-yr growth
+21.1%
Skill gap
15%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Operations Monitoring, Monitoring, Complex Problem Solving, Reading Comprehension

84/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$100,330
10-yr growth
+14.8%
Skill gap
7%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Service Orientation, Monitoring, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening

83/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$100,580
10-yr growth
+11.7%
Skill gap
7%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Reading Comprehension, Complex Problem Solving, Social Perceptiveness, Persuasion

A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where Training and Development Specialists could go and what the move costs. The other route is not a move at all: something small of your own, running alongside the job, started while there is no pressure on it.

Where to learn the missing half: Google Career Certificates for systems analysis · active learning, LinkedIn Learning for writing · speaking, edX for mathematics · reading and PlanetNoCode for complex problem solving. Some of those are affiliate links. It never changes what we list.

Snapshot: O*NET 31.0, BLS OEWS May 2025, BLS Employment Projections 2025-2035. Scoring v2.1.0-onet-31.0. Method on the how it works page.