Personnel training officer vs senior training specialist

The differences between personnel training officers and senior training specialists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a personnel training officer and a senior training specialist. Additionally, a senior training specialist has an average salary of $78,852, which is higher than the $48,459 average annual salary of a personnel training officer.

The top three skills for a personnel training officer include administrative procedures, combat and operations. The most important skills for a senior training specialist are training programs, training materials, and customer service.

Personnel training officer vs senior training specialist overview

	Personnel Training Officer	Senior Training Specialist
Yearly salary	$48,459	$78,852
Hourly rate	$23.30	$37.91
Growth rate	8%	8%
Number of jobs	77,769	43,627
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 57%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	4	4

Personnel training officer vs senior training specialist salary

Personnel training officers and senior training specialists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Personnel Training Officer	Senior Training Specialist
Average salary	$48,459	$78,852
Salary range	Between $33,000 And $71,000	Between $56,000 And $110,000
Highest paying City	-	Annapolis, MD
Highest paying state	-	Maryland
Best paying company	-	Intuitive Surgical
Best paying industry	-	Media

Differences between personnel training officer and senior training specialist education

There are a few differences between a personnel training officer and a senior training specialist in terms of educational background:

	Personnel Training Officer	Senior Training Specialist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 57%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	San Diego State University	University of Pennsylvania

Personnel training officer vs senior training specialist demographics

Here are the differences between personnel training officers' and senior training specialists' demographics:

	Personnel Training Officer	Senior Training Specialist
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 65.2% Female, 34.8%	Male, 59.0% Female, 41.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.3% Unknown, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino, 16.9% Asian, 5.8% White, 59.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 11.6% Unknown, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino, 16.0% Asian, 6.2% White, 59.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	12%	12%

Differences between personnel training officer and senior training specialist duties and responsibilities

Personnel training officer example responsibilities.

Manage logistics, outlining plans to procure and distribute necessary elements to target destinations in a timely and accurate manner.
Conduct employee meetings for training, to discuss operation procedures, and other guidelines, new products and up coming events.
Develop employee performance standards and prepare employee performance evaluations.
Collaborate with executive faculty and business partners to design and facilitate leadership development programs, while attending graduate school.
Function as member of Asian diversity initiative team and as instructor/facilitator of leadership development program aim at creating future science leaders.
Function as member of Asian diversity initiative team and as instructor/facilitator of leadership development program aim at creating future science leaders.

Senior training specialist example responsibilities.

Manage activation support of Eclipsys SCM (CPOE and eMar) implementation to physicians, and RN 's
Manage the problem identification and resolution process regarding hospital-wide Cerner issues and monitor progress toward resolution.
Mentor client administrators, users, and executives to become successful Allscripts TouchWorks EHR experts.
Work with SME, store and pharmacy managers to evaluate training needs for both retail and pharmacy personnel.
Serve as a MSO subject matter expert responsible for presenting MSO expertise as part of an MSO SME detachment.
Design and develop instructional materials for print, CBT and WBT for the U.S. military and many other government agencies.

Personnel training officer vs senior training specialist skills

Common personnel training officer skills

Administrative Procedures, 60%
Combat, 11%
Operations, 11%
Staff Training, 10%
Personnel Training, 8%

Common senior training specialist skills

Training Programs, 7%
Training Materials, 6%
Customer Service, 6%
Subject Matter Experts, 6%
PowerPoint, 6%
SR, 3%

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