Employee training specialist vs specialist

The differences between employee training 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 training specialist, becoming a specialist takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a specialist has an average salary of $58,013, 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 specialist are patients, customer service, and work ethic.

Employee training specialist vs specialist overview

	Employee Training Specialist	Specialist
Yearly salary	$39,719	$58,013
Hourly rate	$19.10	$27.89
Growth rate	8%	10%
Number of jobs	53,384	358,433
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Average age	44	42
Years of experience	4	2

Employee training specialist vs specialist salary

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

	Employee Training Specialist	Specialist
Average salary	$39,719	$58,013
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $54,000	Between $32,000 And $104,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	Jersey City, NJ
Highest paying state	New Jersey	New Jersey
Best paying company	Bechtel Corporation	The Citadel
Best paying industry	Health Care	-

Differences between employee training specialist and specialist education

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

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

Employee training specialist vs specialist demographics

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

	Employee Training Specialist	Specialist
Average age	44	42
Gender ratio	Male, 44.4% Female, 55.6%	Male, 47.5% Female, 52.5%
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, 11.4% 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 training specialist and specialist 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.

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 training specialist vs specialist skills

Common employee training specialist skills

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

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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