Training and Development Managers

What Training and Development Managers Do

Plan, direct, or coordinate the training and development activities and staff of an organization.

Career Outlook

National employment outlook, 2024–2034.

Related work experience

5 years or more

On-the-job training

None

Self-employed

Not available

Source: BLS Employment Projections — 2024-2034.

Key Knowledge Areas

Subject-matter areas this occupation draws on most, per O*NET.

• Education and Trainingimportance 4.9/5
• English Languageimportance 4.4/5
• Administration and Managementimportance 4.2/5
• Personnel and Human Resourcesimportance 4.0/5
• Customer and Personal Serviceimportance 3.9/5
• Communications and Mediaimportance 3.3/5
• Psychologyimportance 3.3/5
• Computers and Electronicsimportance 3.2/5

Work Environment

What the day-to-day work setting is like, per O*NET.

• E-Mail4.9/5
• Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team4.9/5
• Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams4.8/5
• Telephone Conversations4.7/5
• Contact With Others4.5/5
• Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals4.4/5

Related Careers

• Training and Development Specialists
• Instructional Coordinators
• Industrial-Organizational Psychologists
• Management Analysts
• Project Management Specialists
• Human Resources Specialists
• Human Resources Managers
• Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary

Careers With Similar Skills

Occupations whose Transferable Skills profile most closely matches this one — a mathematical comparison, not observed data about people actually moving between these careers.

• Art Directors98% skill match
• Training and Development Specialists98% skill match
• Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary97% skill match
• Medical and Health Services Managers97% skill match
• Marketing Managers97% skill match
• Sales Managers97% skill match
• Financial Managers97% skill match
• Dietitians and Nutritionists97% skill match

Transferable Skills

Cross-functional skills this occupation draws on most, per O*NET — the kind that carry over to other careers.

• Instructingimportance 4.0/5
• Social Perceptivenessimportance 3.9/5
• Coordinationimportance 3.9/5
• Persuasionimportance 3.6/5
• Service Orientationimportance 3.6/5
• Complex Problem Solvingimportance 3.6/5
• Judgment and Decision Makingimportance 3.6/5
• Management of Financial Resourcesimportance 3.6/5

Software & Technologies

Tools and software used in this occupation, per O*NET.

Work Style

Personal work characteristics that matter most for this occupation, per O*NET.

• Dependability
• Innovation
• Leadership Orientation
• Adaptability
• Cooperation
• Social Orientation
• Intellectual Curiosity

Career Interests

This occupation’s RIASEC interest profile, per O*NET — how strongly it fits each of the six Holland interest types.

• EnterprisingHigh
• SocialHigh
• ConventionalMedium
• InvestigativeMedium
• ArtisticLow
• RealisticLow

Where This Career Is Most Concentrated

Metro areas where training and development managers make up the largest share of local employment, relative to the national average (BLS location quotient).

1. 1Macon-Bibb County, GA2.97× national avg
2. 2San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA2.52× national avg
3. 3Raleigh-Cary, NC2.01× national avg
4. 4Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX2.01× national avg
5. 5Durham-Chapel Hill, NC2.01× national avg

Possible Career Moves

A computed starting point, not observed job-change data — see the full list for why each one might fit.

• Training and Development SpecialistsCareer Change
• Human Resources ManagersLateral Move
• Medical and Health Services ManagersLateral Move
• Instructional CoordinatorsCareer Change

See the full career path from Training and Development Managers →

Related Education Programs

Schools that offer related fields of study, based on the NCES CIP-SOC crosswalk — not a guarantee that graduates enter this specific career.