As the creator of J.R. Stark, a signature info content app, I focus on simplifying life skills for users. My day involves curating concise, practical courses on topics like nutrition, self-reliance, and skill development. I’m also refining the app’s features, ensuring it builds a supportive community for users to exchange ideas and grow together.
CAREER
Training and Development Specialists
Overview
Salary Median (2020)
$61,570
Projected Job Growth (2019-2029)
+8.1% (as fast as the average)
Career
Roadtrip Nation Leaders in This Career
What Training and Development Specialists Do
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.
Other Job Titles Training and Development Specialists May Have
Corporate Trainer, Job Training Specialist, Learning and Development Specialist (L and D Specialist), Training Specialist
How Leaders Describe a Typical Day at Work
Most days I'm either researching and creating classroom curriculum for our managers, or I'm actually teaching in the classroom. I also lead new employee orientation each week, and I assist in the development of other programs in the company.
Tasks & Responsibilities May Include
- Present information with a variety of instructional techniques or formats, such as role playing, simulations, team exercises, group discussions, videos, or lectures.
- Obtain, organize, or develop training procedure manuals, guides, or course materials, such as handouts or visual materials.
- Evaluate modes of training delivery, such as in-person or virtual, to optimize training effectiveness, training costs, or environmental impacts.
- 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.
Education
Level of Education Attained by Training and Development Specialists
Most common level of education among people in
this career: Bachelor's degree (78%)
High school diploma or equivalent
Associate's degree
Bachelor's degree
Majors Related to Career
Educational Paths Suggested by Leaders
Suggested Path
High School
Bachelor
Business Administration and Management, General
Suggested Path
Bachelor
Graduate
Additional Skills & Experiences That Can Help You Excel
I HIGHLY recommend travel to everyone I meet. "Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime."- Mark Twain
Obtain a complete knowledge of Industries in the State and the various types of positions each industry requires. Know your product well so your career counseling is effective.
Getting Started
Recommended First Step for:
Middle School Students
Celebrate learning something everyday.
Explore technology and how we use it in our everyday lives. Become a producer, not just a consumer, by thinking of how you could make something better.
Take advantage of your extra curricular activities and advancing in your basic courses so that in HS you have even more time for more extra curricular activities and to excel in Math and Foreign Language courses. While in HS I was able to graduate with College Course credits which made it quicker and less expensive for me to graduate. Knowing a foreign language and being certified in such is an advantage especially in the corporate world, it means a financial gain for you.
High School Students
College Students
Everyone
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