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Training and Development Specialists
(SOC Code : 13-1151)
in California

Conduct training and development programs for employees.

Employers are usually looking for candidates with a Bachelor's degree .
Occupational Wages[Top]
AreaYearPeriodHourly MeanHourly by Percentile
25thMedian75th
California 20231st Qtr$37.93$24.52$35.03$47.07

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Occupational Projections of Employment (also called "Outlook" or "Demand")[Top]
 AreaEstimated Year-Projected YearEmploymentEmployment ChangeTotal Job Openings
EstimatedProjectedNumberPercent
California 2018 - 202831,90036,8004,90015.441,690

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Industries Employing This Occupation (click on Industry Title to View Employers List)[Top]
Industry Title
Number of Employers in State of California
Percent of Total
Employment for Occupation in State of California
Management of Companies and Enterpri5,3549.7%
Management, Scientific, and Tech34,6778.3%
General Medical and Surgical Hos1,4775.8%
Computer Systems Design and Relate10,4744.9%
Insurance Carriers8853.2%
Depository Credit Intermediation7,5582.3%
Professional and Commercial Equi4,8912.2%
Office Administrative Services 5,5732.1%
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled4,4132.1%
Vocational Rehabilitation Services 1,6582.0%
Individual and Family Services37,2201.8%
Scientific Research and Developm12,8921.8%
Offices of Physicians 59,0671.7%
Medical Equipment and Supplies M2,5531.6%
Other Professional, Scientific,21,5111.3%
Other Private School and Instruc12,9811.2%
Employment Services5,1101.2%
Natural Gas Distribution 1861.2%
Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manu6761.2%
Agencies, Broker and Other Insur23,6441.2%
Accounting, Tax Preparation, Boo18,7201.1%
Architectural, Engineering, and Re18,7071.0%
Business, Professional, Labor, P15,4811.0%
Navigational, Measuring, Electro1,5081.0%
Electric Power Generation, Trans4951.0%
Wired Telecommunications Carriers 6,0601.0%

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Training Programs (click on title for more information)[Top]
Program Title
Human Resources Development
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General

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Top Tasks (Specific duties and responsibilities of this job.)
Evaluate modes of training delivery, such as in-person or virtual to optimize training effectiveness, training costs, or environmental impacts.
Develop or implement training programs related to efficiency, recycling, or other issues with environmental impacts.
Design, plan, organize, or direct orientation and training programs for employees or customers.
Obtain, organize, or develop training procedure manuals, guides, or course materials, such as handouts or visual materials.
Monitor, evaluate, or record training activities or program effectiveness.
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.
Organize and develop, or obtain, training procedure manuals and guides and course materials such as handouts and visual materials.
Develop alternative training methods if expected improvements are not seen.
Present information using a variety of instructional techniques or formats, such as role playing, simulations, team exercises, group discussions, videos, or lectures.

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Top Skills used in this Job
Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Learning Strategies - Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
Instructing - Teaching others how to do something.
Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others` reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others` actions.

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Top Abilities (Attributes of the person that influence performance in this job.)
Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
Speech Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
Written Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Speech Recognition - The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.

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Top Work Values (Aspects of this job that create satisfaction.)
Relationships - Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment.
Achievement - Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment.

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Top Interests (The types of activities someone in this job would like.)
Social - Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.
Artistic - Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs and patterns. They often require self-expression and the work can be done without following a clear set of rules.

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