Employee training specialist vs team trainer

The differences between employee training specialists and team 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 team trainer. Additionally, an employee training specialist has an average salary of $39,719, which is higher than the $31,576 average annual salary of a team trainer.

The top three skills for an employee training specialist include customer service, payroll and customer satisfaction. The most important skills for a team trainer are excellent guest, work ethic, and guest service.

Employee training specialist vs team trainer overview

	Employee Training Specialist	Team Trainer
Yearly salary	$39,719	$31,576
Hourly rate	$19.10	$15.18
Growth rate	8%	8%
Number of jobs	53,384	54,150
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 39%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	4	4

Employee training specialist vs team trainer salary

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

	Employee Training Specialist	Team Trainer
Average salary	$39,719	$31,576
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $54,000	Between $23,000 And $42,000
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 team trainer education

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

	Employee Training Specialist	Team Trainer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 39%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Employee training specialist vs team trainer demographics

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

	Employee Training Specialist	Team Trainer
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 44.4% Female, 55.6%	Male, 48.3% Female, 51.7%
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, 11.1% Unknown, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino, 17.1% Asian, 5.9% White, 59.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	12%	12%

Differences between employee training specialist and team 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.

Team trainer example responsibilities.

Manage crews of lawn maintenance workers performing mowing, trimming, edging, pruning, mulching and seasonal cleaning up services.
Manage shuttle delivery windows to ensure adequate material are delivered on time.
Team lead- work with supervisor, monitoring production and helping operators troubleshoot any issues.
Adhere to detail job-tickets and set-up, operate and troubleshoot, repair & perform preventative maintenance.
Polish, dry, and clean vehicle windows, lights, mats and external body manually.
Operate and maintain all service equipment such as tractors, mowers, trimmers and dump trucks.

Employee training specialist vs team 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 team trainer skills

Excellent Guest, 22%
Work Ethic, 16%
Guest Service, 13%
Customer Service, 12%
Drive-Thru, 7%
Team Training, 5%

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