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Training and Development Managers

The short answer

This job is expected to meaningfully change. AI can already assist with or automate many of its tasks. In New York State, the number of these jobs is expected to grow over the next decade, with about 420 openings expected each year.

Step 1

Where your job stands

Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the second most exposed fifth for how much AI could touch it. That doesn't mean the job goes away—it means more of its tasks are the kind AI can help with.

How much AI could touch this job

More exposedband 4 of 5
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Looking at the job itself, AI could help with about half of this job's tasks.

What this means

Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the second most exposed fifth, out of 656 jobs we could rank. Read more in the methodology.

Step 2

What AI can and can’t help with in this job

The score comes from the real, day-to-day tasks of this job—not a guess about the job as a whole. Below are the tasks that matter most in this job, split by whether AI can help with them.

AI can help with or automate about 92% of the tasks in this job.

Tasks AI can help with or automate

  1. Analyze training needs to develop new training programs or modify and improve existing programs.

    AI could help, but needs extra software

  2. Evaluate instructor performance and the effectiveness of training programs, providing recommendations for improvement.

    AI could help, but needs extra software

  3. Plan, develop, and provide training and staff development programs, using knowledge of the effectiveness of methods such as classroom training, demonstrations, on-the-job training, meetings, conferences, and workshops.

    AI could help, but needs extra software

  4. Confer with management and conduct surveys to identify training needs based on projected production processes, changes, and other factors.

    AI could help, but needs extra software

  5. Conduct orientation sessions and arrange on-the-job training for new hires.

    AI could help, but needs extra software

Tasks AI can't do much of

  1. Train instructors and supervisors in techniques and skills for training and dealing with employees.

    AI is unlikely to speed this up

Step 3

Jobs you could switch to

If you're thinking about a change, these are jobs your experience already fits—related work you could move into. Pick your area to see local options.

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The closest matches by the skills they use—each has projected openings in New York State, pays within reach of your job now, and is no more exposed to AI than your job. Each card shows what the move would take.

  • Medical and Health Services Managers

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    slightly less pay4,185 openings/yrAbout as exposed as your job now

    Pays slightly less—$166,870 vs your $174,277 here.

    What the move takes

    Usually requires a bachelor's degree, with less than 5 years of experience.

    Getting ready typically takes two to four years.

    Skills you already have

    • Education and Training
    • English Language
    • Personnel and Human Resources
    • Administration and Management
    • Customer and Personal Service

    New skills to build

    • Medicine and Dentistry
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  • Human Resources Managers

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    +3% pay1,714 openings/yrAbout as exposed as your job now

    Pays about 3% more—$179,615 vs your $174,277 here.

    What the move takes

    Usually requires a bachelor's degree, with 5 years or more of experience.

    Getting ready typically takes two to four years.

    Skills you already have

    • Education and Training
    • Personnel and Human Resources
    • English Language
    • Oral Expression
    • Administration and Management

    New skills to build

    • Public Safety and Security
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