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What is a supervisory training specialist and how to become one

Updated January 8, 2025
3 min read
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Rahmat Beheshti PhD
There is more than meets the eye when it comes to being a supervisory training specialist. For example, did you know that they make an average of $44.44 an hour? That's $92,433 a year! Between 2018 and 2028, the career is expected to grow 8% and produce 28,900 job opportunities across the U.S.

What general advice would you give to a supervisory training specialist?

Rahmat Beheshti PhD

Assistant Professor, University of Delaware

While working on improving your hard skills (see my comment about mastering your core theoretical background for ML methods), make sure you improve your soft skills, too. In most cases, these latter skills are as important as (if not more important) in determining the chance of being hired and setting the slope of your growth trajectory after hiring.
ScoreSupervisory Training SpecialistUS Average
Salary
7.2

Avg. Salary $92,433

Avg. Salary $59,228

Stability level
5.5

Growth rate 8%

Growth rate 0.3%

Diversity
5.8
Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 0.51%

Asian 5.89%

Black or African American 11.13%

Hispanic or Latino 17.22%

Unknown 6.31%

White 58.95%

Gender

female 34.50%

male 65.50%

Age - 44
Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 3.00%

Asian 7.00%

Black or African American 14.00%

Hispanic or Latino 19.00%

White 57.00%

Gender

female 47.00%

male 53.00%

Age - 44
Stress level
5.5

Stress level is manageable

7.1 - high

Complexity level
8.0

Complexity level is challenging

7 - challenging

Work life balance
6.0

Work life balance is fair

6.4 - fair

Supervisory training specialist career paths

Key steps to become a supervisory training specialist

  1. Explore supervisory training specialist education requirements

    Most common supervisory training specialist degrees

    Bachelor's

    48.1 %

    Master's

    16.7 %

    Associate

    14.8 %
  2. Start to develop specific supervisory training specialist skills

    SkillsPercentages
    Human Resources39.02%
    DHS11.16%
    Training Programs9.52%
    DOD9.10%
    Training Courses5.85%
  3. Complete relevant supervisory training specialist training and internships

    Accountants spend an average of 6-12 months on post-employment, on-the-job training. New supervisorsy training specialist learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as a supervisory training specialist based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real supervisory training specialist resumes.
  4. Research supervisory training specialist duties and responsibilities

    • Provide authoritative advice and assistance to logistics representatives both locally and foreign and manages personnel to ensure objectives are meet.
    • Develop and counsele leaders after observing them in combat training scenarios providing them positive feedback on tactical operations and leadership techniques.
    • Insure effective training, ongoing monitoring and QA, evaluations which include disciplinary actions of member services representatives.
  5. Apply for supervisory training specialist jobs

    Now it's time to start searching for a supervisory training specialist job. Consider the tips below for a successful job search:

    1. Browse job boards for relevant postings
    2. Consult your professional network
    3. Reach out to companies you're interested in working for directly
    4. Watch out for job scams

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Average supervisory training specialist salary

The average supervisory training specialist salary in the United States is $92,433 per year or $44 per hour. Supervisory training specialist salaries range between $58,000 and $146,000 per year.

Average supervisory training specialist salary
$92,433 Yearly
$44.44 hourly

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Updated January 8, 2025

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