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Training and Development Managers
Plan, direct, or coordinate the training and development activities and staff of an organization.
10 main tasks · most important first
Your main tasks and AI
Importance- 01Analyze training needs to develop new training programs or modify and improve existing programs.People already use AI for this at work
- 02Evaluate instructor performance and the effectiveness of training programs, providing recommendations for improvement.People already use AI for this at work
- 03Plan, 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.People already use AI for this at work
- 04Confer with management and conduct surveys to identify training needs based on projected production processes, changes, and other factors.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
- 05Conduct orientation sessions and arrange on-the-job training for new hires.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
- 06Train instructors and supervisors in techniques and skills for training and dealing with employees.Mostly human for now
- 07Develop and organize training manuals, multimedia visual aids, and other educational materials.People already use AI for this at work
- 08Prepare training budget for department or organization.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
- 09Develop testing and evaluation procedures.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
- 10Conduct or arrange for ongoing technical training and personal development classes for staff members.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
Tasks from O*NET® 31.0 (US Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0, changed by us), most important first. “Already use” comes from Anthropic’s data on real work chats with Claude; “could speed up” from task ratings made with GPT-4 in 2023.
Four studies, side by side
None is a forecast of job loss38%of this job’s work time goes to tasks that people already do with Claude at work, counting tasks where AI only helps as half (2026).Anthropic, 2026
50%of this job’s tasks an AI model could do in half the time, counting tasks that need extra tools as half (rated in 2023).Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, 2023
Above 65% of jobsin how often and how well AI helped with this job’s work in Microsoft Copilot chats (2024 data).Microsoft Research (Tomlinson et al.), 2025
Your human edge
The main tasks with no real AI use seen and no big speed-up expected. This is where your skill counts most today.
- Train instructors and supervisors in techniques and skills for training and dealing with employees.