Will AI replace Training and Development Managers?
AI reaches a large part of this job’s work.
47/100
High exposure
More exposed to AI than 73% of US workers.
- AI already used in
- 32% of the work
- As AI tools mature: up to
- 90% of the work
What the job involves
Plan, direct, or coordinate the training and development activities and staff of an organization.
Where AI reaches the work
The job’s main tasks, heaviest first, by how far AI reaches them.
Already happening(4)
- Analyze training needs to develop new training programs or modify and improve existing programs.
- Evaluate instructor performance and the effectiveness of training programs, providing recommendations for improvement.
- 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.
- Develop and organize training manuals, multimedia visual aids, and other educational materials.
Within reach(7)
- Conduct orientation sessions and arrange on-the-job training for new hires.
- Train instructors and supervisors in techniques and skills for training and dealing with employees.
- Prepare training budget for department or organization.
- Develop testing and evaluation procedures.
- Conduct or arrange for ongoing technical training and personal development classes for staff members.
and 2 more
Out of reach(1)
- Confer with management and conduct surveys to identify training needs based on projected production processes, changes, and other factors.
Also called
Training Director · Training Manager · Education and Training Manager · L and D Director (Learning and Development Director) · Staff Development Director · E-Learning Manager (Electronic Learning Manager) · E-Learning Manager · Employee Development Director
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What these numbers mean
The score is the share of this job’s work, weighted by how important and frequent each task is, that AI could do in half the time: tasks an AI model could do alone count in full, tasks that need software built on AI count half.
“AI already used” is the share of the work in tasks where people are recorded using AI today. “As AI tools mature” counts every task AI could halve, with or without extra software.
The percentile compares the score with every job’s, weighted by how many people in the US do each one. Exposure means AI could change how the work is done, not that the job goes away. These are estimates for the typical job, not predictions.
Sources
- O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
- GPTs are GPTs: Labor market impact potential of LLMs (task labels), Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin & Rock (2023), OpenAI and University of Pennsylvania
- Anthropic Economic Index: labor market impacts (task penetration), Anthropic
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (national and metropolitan areas), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics