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Training and Development Specialists
Also filed here: Trainer, Corporate trainer, Learning and development, L&d, Instructional designer
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AI already performs a large share of the work in this job. Even so, the BLS expects 10.8% more of these jobs by 2035, faster than the 3.5% average.
- Rank
- #83 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +10.8% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $69,280 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 472,500 in the US, with about 46,000 openings a year
The work, 11 activities
The job description, marked up.
Every activity in this job, the biggest first. Tap a line for the evidence.
- deleAI does this
- +AIAI helps
- stetStill yours
Still yours: Manage human resources activities28%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Train others on operational or work procedures16%
AI performed this in about 1 in 348 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
AI does this: Prepare informational or instructional materials14%
AI performed this in about 1 in 51 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
AI does this: Evaluate programs, practices, or processes12%
AI performed this in about 1 in 1,764 Copilot conversations and completed it 93% of the time.
AI helps with this: Research organizational behavior, processes, or performance11%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,049 conversations, and it got them there 89% of the time.
AI does this: Maintain current knowledge in area of expertise7%
AI performed this in about 1 in 40 Copilot conversations and completed it 91% of the time.
Still yours: Monitor financial data or activities3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Prepare financial documents, reports, or budgets3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Negotiate contracts or agreements3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Supervise personnel activities2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Advise others on business or operational matters1%
AI performed this in about 1 in 290 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 111 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 46,000 openings a year, from growth and from people who retire or move on.
BLS on AIIn its previous projections, BLS described this as an occupation positively affected by AI. Source ↗
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
Jobs that share the most work with this one, where AI does less of it.
- Shares 39% of the workCompensation and Benefits Managers30% AI does, against 51% here+1.1% by 2035 · $149,230 · Bachelor’s degree
- Shares 34% of the workHuman Resources Managers25% AI does, against 51% here+5.5% by 2035 · $149,280 · Bachelor’s degree
- Shares 34% of the workHuman Resources Specialists43% AI does, against 51% here+6.4% by 2035 · $75,940 · Bachelor’s degree
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On the wire.
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How to read this file.
deleAI does this. In US Bing Copilot conversations from January to September 2024, AI itself performed the activity, completed it and made a real difference often enough to count.
+AIAI helps. People brought the activity to AI as their own goal, and it usually got them there.
stetStill yours. It barely shows up in AI use, AI rarely finishes it, or in this job it needs hands.
Shares are weighted by how much each activity matters in the job, using O*NET. Microsoft’s own AI applicability score for this job is 0.24, higher than 78% of jobs.
Doing an activity is not doing a job. The researchers behind this data warn against reading it as job loss, and so do we. It is US data; the shape of the work travels.
Sources: Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025) · O*NET OnLine, 13-1151 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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