Vocational Programs for Training and Development Specialists Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
403K	$34.60	$71,980

The role of Training and Development Specialists is to design or conduct work-related training and development programs to improve individual skills or organizational performance The average annual wage of the occupations is $71,980 and $35 per hour. 7 vocational programs could be taken for the Training and Development Specialists career. Based on BLS data, a total of 403,480 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Training and Development Specialists is $17,457. The average length of the programs is 542 hours and the average completion time is 8.05 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Training and Development Specialists Career

The following 7 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Training and Development Specialists.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Training and Development Specialists
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Organizational Communication	10	-	-	-	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	36	-	-	-	-
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching	5	-	-	600 Hours	5.60 Months
Industrial and Organizational Psychology	6	-	-	-	-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	168	$17,457	$400	483 Hours	10.50 Months
Human Resources Development	13	-	-	-	-
Executive/Career Coaching	1	-	-	-	-

Schools offering voational programs for Training and Development Specialists

The following 224 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Training and Development Specialists. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.