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Job outlook for senior technical trainers in the United States
Senior technical trainer job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:
The projected senior technical trainer job growth rate is 6% from 2018-2028.
About 3,100 new jobs for senior technical trainers are projected over the next decade.
Senior technical trainer salaries have increased 7% for senior technical trainers in the last 5 years.
There are over 5,745 senior technical trainers currently employed in the United States.
There are 89,246 active senior technical trainer job openings in the US.
The average senior technical trainer salary is $95,726.
Are senior technical trainer jobs in demand?
Senior technical trainer job and salary trends over time
Senior technical trainer jobs over time
Senior technical trainer job growth rate over time
| Year | # of jobs | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5,745 | 0.00% |
| 2020 | 5,519 | 0.00% |
| 2019 | 5,481 | 0.00% |
| 2018 | 5,176 | 0.00% |
| 2017 | 5,012 | 0.00% |
Average senior technical trainer salary over time
Senior technical trainer salary by year
| Year | Avg. salary | Hourly rate | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $95,726 | $46.02 | +2.5% |
| 2025 | $93,418 | $44.91 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | $92,136 | $44.30 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | $90,956 | $43.73 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | $89,571 | $43.06 | --0.6% |
Senior technical trainer jobs by state
Most common states for senior technical trainers
| Rank | State | Population | # of jobs | Employment/ 1000ppl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delaware | 961,939 | 207 | 22% |
| 2 | Minnesota | 5,576,606 | 1,154 | 21% |
| 3 | North Dakota | 755,393 | 156 | 21% |
| 4 | Colorado | 5,607,154 | 1,053 | 19% |
| 5 | Nebraska | 1,920,076 | 359 | 19% |
| 6 | Kansas | 2,913,123 | 513 | 18% |
| 7 | Illinois | 12,802,023 | 2,222 | 17% |
| 8 | Connecticut | 3,588,184 | 613 | 17% |
| 9 | Alaska | 739,795 | 123 | 17% |
| 10 | Pennsylvania | 12,805,537 | 1,997 | 16% |
| 11 | North Carolina | 10,273,419 | 1,612 | 16% |
| 12 | Arizona | 7,016,270 | 1,128 | 16% |
| 13 | Indiana | 6,666,818 | 1,064 | 16% |
| 14 | Iowa | 3,145,711 | 508 | 16% |
| 15 | South Dakota | 869,666 | 137 | 16% |
| 16 | Georgia | 10,429,379 | 1,611 | 15% |
| 17 | Wisconsin | 5,795,483 | 843 | 15% |
| 18 | Arkansas | 3,004,279 | 437 | 15% |
| 19 | New Mexico | 2,088,070 | 310 | 15% |
| 20 | Ohio | 11,658,609 | 1,621 | 14% |
Most common cities for senior technical trainers
| Rank | City | # of jobs | Employment/ 1000ppl | Avg. salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clifton | 2 | 2% | $98,597 |
| 2 | Plano | 3 | 1% | $81,467 |
| 3 | Irving | 2 | 1% | $81,924 |
| 4 | Orlando | 2 | 1% | $87,082 |
| 5 | Boulder | 1 | 1% | $94,533 |
| 6 | New Haven | 1 | 1% | $97,750 |
| 7 | San Diego | 5 | 0% | $108,815 |
| 8 | Chicago | 4 | 0% | $90,924 |
| 9 | Tucson | 2 | 0% | $116,344 |
| 10 | Los Angeles | 1 | 0% | $109,818 |
| 11 | Mesa | 1 | 0% | $116,465 |
Senior Technical Trainer job outlook: Expert opinions
Our panel of senior technical trainer experts
Tusculum University
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
University of Rhode Island
Milwaukee Area Technical College
Ohio Northern University
Vicky Johnson Bós
Associate Professor of EnglishTusculum University
English Language And Literature
What will help Senior Technical Trainers increase their earning potential?
Vicky Johnson Bós: Have practical experience in that field through a summer job, internship, or access to expertise. Getting a Master's Degree or even a PhD can greatly influence salary potential. Be aware that you may have to take a 'starting' job at less of a good salary to get practical experience to make the leap to a better paying job.
Randall Auxier
Professor of Philosophy and Communication StudiesSouthern Illinois University Edwardsville
Rhetoric And Composition/Writing Studies
What Senior Technical Trainer skills would you recommend for someone trying to advance their career?
Randall Auxier: Writers have to be patient about this. The fields that were once supporting writers (e.g., journalism) have dried up. No one gets paid much for this kind of work any more. The best strategy is to seek a position that has upward mobility and become a writer in the fashion described above. You have to be good at it, of course, to increase your value to a company. Being sure that you are credited for everything you do, in the text, is very important, in creating a portfolio that makes you mobile. People will let you go uncredited unless you insist on being credited. Here you really must be bold. You are not moving your career forward unless you are credited for everything you do. No one can reasonably deny your request to be credited, so insist on it.
What will help Senior Technical Trainers increase their earning potential?
Randall Auxier: At first it isn't going to be any fun. Writing is something every office needs --and being the person in the workplace who can do that provides a secure niche. You need not start in a job that has writing as one of its main requirements; rather, you take what you can get and then work your way into the writing role --any time something needs to be written, volunteer to do it. Soon you'll have more than you can handle. At this point, look for ways to get your writing seen as yours, newsletter, liaison with the communications office for your workplace, etc. Being known by your co-workers as a writer can lead all kinds of places, although not usually toward management. It's opportunity to write increasingly important things that counts as upward movement.
What's a good job out of college for Senior Technical Trainers?
John Pantalone: At this point, at the risk of being sarcastic, any job is a good job. The real answer is that it depends on the field you plan to go into and what you consider a good job. A livable wage with reasonable benefits is part of the equation; the other part is whether you genuinely enjoy the work.
Kevin Pulz
Academic Department Chair/Senior Producer-Director, Milwaukee PBSMilwaukee Area Technical College
Television and Video Production/eProduction- Milwaukee PBS
Will there be an enduring impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Senior Technical Trainers?
Kevin Pulz: There's no doubt that the pandemic has and will continue to have a clear impact on current college/university students and upcoming and recent graduates. The way things are 'done', for example, has been redefined in a fashion that in some ways makes traditional broadcast production unrecognizable. Studio camera operators have been replaced by fixed computer camera lenses for Zoom calls; efforts to collect high-quality audio have fallen to camera mics at best, and poor computer mics at worst in order to distance audio operators from talent or interview subjects; studio productions are a shell of what they once were; sports and event programming have diminished in frequency or disappeared altogether.
However, while many facets of media and broadcasting have seen a degradation of quality, content continues to flow. Rethinking the production process is not a bad thing, rather a challenging one. Local broadcasters may not be enjoying the large production teams they were before the pandemic, but viewing has not abated. Streaming content has exploded as it offers flexibility in accessibility to viewers and all of a sudden episodes of long forgotten shows appear quite palatable.
The landscape of these industries are evolving. The challenge is to be able to adapt to that evolution, all the while ensuring that high-quality skills remain attainable and sharp for the time when viewers no longer passively accept muddy or choppy looking video content on their 4k home screens.
What's a day at work look like for a Senior Technical Trainer?
Shane Tilton Ph.D.: This line of evidence is pointing to one central truth. Those that practiced multimedia journalism techniques before the pandemic will find success now. Also, organizations are looking for those graduates that can be a "one-stop-shop" for producing stories from home. I don't believe that trend will change. This trend also addresses the third question. Graduates are leaving colleges better prepared to use computer-mediated communication tools to complete their jobs' essential tasks. They understand how to be engaging and communicate effectively via their more contemporary communication tools.
What technical skills for a Senior Technical Trainer stand out to employers?
Shane Tilton Ph.D.: Weirdly, the pandemic has been good to those trained in media production. All organizations now find themselves in the position to need to use digital media production tools more regularly. I can not count the number of conversations I have had with colleagues and interested parties looking for students and alumni to work with them to develop their media platform. Even if a student can not find a job in journalism, the skills they learn in our program are adaptable to a virtually endless number of organizations across the world. They know how to be effective communicators using media production tools.