Employee development specialist vs specialist

The differences between employee development specialists and specialists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become an employee development specialist, becoming a specialist takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, an employee development specialist has an average salary of $65,142, which is higher than the $58,013 average annual salary of a specialist.

The top three skills for an employee development specialist include employee development, training programs and customer service. The most important skills for a specialist are patients, customer service, and work ethic.

Employee development specialist vs specialist overview

	Employee Development Specialist	Specialist
Yearly salary	$65,142	$58,013
Hourly rate	$31.32	$27.89
Growth rate	8%	10%
Number of jobs	72,717	358,433
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Average age	44	42
Years of experience	4	2

What does an employee development specialist do?

An employee development specialist is in charge of helping employees advance their skills and careers in a company. They conduct interviews and evaluations, assess the employees' skills, conduct research and analyses, and develop conclusions and recommendations from the research findings. An employee development specialist may also participate in developing training and assessment programs, facilitating training courses, and reaching out to external parties. Moreover, they lead and encourage staff to reach goals, all while implementing the company's policies and regulations.

What does a specialist do?

Specialists are employees who are responsible for specific tasks or activities in the department they are assigned to. The actions or tasks they work on are related to their educational background or work experiences. They are usually highly skilled in specializations related to the work they are assigned to. Specialists are also highly trained on the competencies that are required of their specialty. As such, they are focused on the skills and competencies that are needed to enhance their experience in their specific field further.

Employee development specialist vs specialist salary

Employee development specialists and specialists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Employee Development Specialist	Specialist
Average salary	$65,142	$58,013
Salary range	Between $46,000 And $91,000	Between $32,000 And $104,000
Highest paying City	-	Jersey City, NJ
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	The Citadel
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between employee development specialist and specialist education

There are a few differences between an employee development specialist and a specialist in terms of educational background:

	Employee Development Specialist	Specialist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Stanford University

Employee development specialist vs specialist demographics

Here are the differences between employee development specialists' and specialists' demographics:

	Employee Development Specialist	Specialist
Average age	44	42
Gender ratio	Male, 44.9% Female, 55.1%	Male, 47.5% Female, 52.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.4% Unknown, 6.5% Hispanic or Latino, 16.2% Asian, 6.4% White, 60.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 11.4% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 16.4% Asian, 10.5% White, 55.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	12%	11%

Differences between employee development specialist and specialist duties and responsibilities

Employee development specialist example responsibilities.

Lead experiential learning in supervisory skills, conflict management, leadership, team building and organization process effectiveness.
Design many presentations on Microsoft PowerPoint.
Design and develop training manuals, PowerPoint presentations and conduct post training assessments.
Conduct lectures, guide discussions, and classroom practical training exercises to familiarize students with DoD acquisition testing methodologies and requirements.
Conduct internal system and process audits using PeopleSoft and report build/analysis.

Specialist example responsibilities.

Create, manage, and assist users with SharePoint sites.
Manage an on-site IRB and company good clinical practice (GCP) inspection.
Manage SharePoint sites by creating, editing, and customizing company sites, libraries and security.
Manage the building of accounts, assigning of static IP's, and scheduling of business class installations.
Convert servers from UNIX to Linux, all hardware diagnostics and repair including printers/plotters/desktops etc.
Follow safety procedures such as maintenance of all equipment (Telxon scanners, terminals and ladders).

Employee development specialist vs specialist skills

Common employee development specialist skills

Employee Development, 23%
Training Programs, 9%
Customer Service, 8%
Course Content, 5%
Development Programs, 4%
Payroll, 4%

Common specialist skills

Patients, 15%
Customer Service, 11%
Work Ethic, 5%
Patient Care, 4%
Exceptional Client, 4%
Troubleshoot, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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