Employee training specialist vs certified trainer

The differences between employee training specialists and certified trainers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both an employee training specialist and a certified trainer. Additionally, a certified trainer has an average salary of $54,770, which is higher than the $39,719 average annual salary of an employee training specialist.

The top three skills for an employee training specialist include customer service, payroll and customer satisfaction. The most important skills for a certified trainer are safety procedures, food safety, and customer service.

Employee training specialist vs certified trainer overview

	Employee Training Specialist	Certified Trainer
Yearly salary	$39,719	$54,770
Hourly rate	$19.10	$26.33
Growth rate	8%	8%
Number of jobs	53,384	54,839
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	4	4

Employee training specialist vs certified trainer salary

Employee training specialists and certified trainers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Employee Training Specialist	Certified Trainer
Average salary	$39,719	$54,770
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $54,000	Between $31,000 And $95,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	-
Highest paying state	New Jersey	-
Best paying company	Bechtel Corporation	-
Best paying industry	Health Care	-

Differences between employee training specialist and certified trainer education

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

	Employee Training Specialist	Certified Trainer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Employee training specialist vs certified trainer demographics

Here are the differences between employee training specialists' and certified trainers' demographics:

	Employee Training Specialist	Certified Trainer
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 44.4% Female, 55.6%	Male, 44.1% Female, 55.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.0% Unknown, 6.5% Hispanic or Latino, 16.6% Asian, 6.4% White, 60.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 11.2% Unknown, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino, 16.5% Asian, 5.8% White, 59.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	12%	12%

Differences between employee training specialist and certified trainer duties and responsibilities

Employee training specialist example responsibilities.

Manage internal and external procedures and guideline changes are appropriately communicate via SharePoint or external notification.
Educate new employees on proper POS procedures, appearance standards, and job title requirements.
Provide value-added leadership and training to employees on ways to increase productivity through an effective assumptions process.
Partner with senior leadership and manufacturing teams to promote the concept of high performing self-direct work teams.
Develop elearning courses to accommodate global audience and improve end user experience.
Conduct research using online federal regulations, review Medicare and Medicaid policy and guidelines to complete an accurate and well-support decision.

Certified trainer example responsibilities.

Manage cleanliness and organization of work area and equipment.
Assist human resources with payroll, training of all store personnel on product knowledge and corporate vision, scheduling and benefits
Lead advance training in PC repair and support, Microsoft operating systems and networking, MCSE certify training courses.
Provide NT domain and IIS website administration and perform troubleshooting for the intranet.
Prepare PowerPoint's, agendas, outlines and other preparatory work necessary for trainings.
Work in logistics to ensure that store products and merchandise are adequately and sufficiently stock.

Employee training specialist vs certified trainer skills

Common employee training specialist skills

Customer Service, 40%
Payroll, 6%
Customer Satisfaction, 5%
Food Preparation, 4%
Training Programs, 3%
Customer Complaints, 3%

Common certified trainer skills

Safety Procedures, 23%
Food Safety, 15%
Customer Service, 10%
Food Preparation, 9%
POS, 4%
Guest Satisfaction, 3%

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