Employee training specialist vs corporate trainer

The differences between employee training specialists and corporate 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 corporate trainer. Additionally, a corporate trainer has an average salary of $58,803, 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 corporate trainer are customer service, training sessions, and training materials.

Employee training specialist vs corporate trainer overview

	Employee Training Specialist	Corporate Trainer
Yearly salary	$39,719	$58,803
Hourly rate	$19.10	$28.27
Growth rate	8%	8%
Number of jobs	53,384	52,090
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	4	4

Employee training specialist vs corporate trainer salary

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

	Employee Training Specialist	Corporate Trainer
Average salary	$39,719	$58,803
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $54,000	Between $41,000 And $83,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	New Jersey	Washington
Best paying company	Bechtel Corporation	The Durst Organization
Best paying industry	Health Care	Health Care

Differences between employee training specialist and corporate trainer education

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

	Employee Training Specialist	Corporate Trainer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Employee training specialist vs corporate trainer demographics

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

	Employee Training Specialist	Corporate Trainer
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 44.4% Female, 55.6%	Male, 49.4% Female, 50.6%
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, 11.0% Unknown, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino, 16.4% Asian, 6.1% White, 59.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	12%	12%

Differences between employee training specialist and corporate 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.

Corporate trainer example responsibilities.

Manage and train all new hires for the FOH operations servers, bartenders and hosts.
Manage all client and internal training needs, develop various email marketing training programs for LMS.
Coordinate, contract and manage the training budget for the site including ISO auditing schedules and compliance.
Coordinate and provide product support and presentation with clients and internal personnel.
Partner with executive management and sales managers to develop Salesforce reports and analyze data to improve processes and overall company productivity.
Certify instruction for CPR and drug screen training.

Employee training specialist vs corporate 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 corporate trainer skills

Customer Service, 14%
Training Sessions, 9%
Training Materials, 8%
PowerPoint, 6%
HR, 5%
Corporate Training, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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