Training and Development Managers build instructing, coordination and social perceptiveness skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Medical and Health Services Managers (85%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medical and Health Services Managers | 85% | $123,860 | −7% | None |
| 2 | Project Management Specialists | 82% | $102,320 | −23% | None |
| 3 | Industrial-Organizational Psychologists | 81% | $193,950 | +46% | Graduate degree |
| 4 | Sales Managers | 80% | $148,270 | +11% | None |
| 5 | Public Relations Managers | 78% | $146,910 | +10% | None |
| 6 | Advertising and Promotions Managers | 78% | $133,660 | 0% | None |
| 7 | Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary | 78% | $105,870 | −20% | Graduate degree |
| 8 | Fundraising Managers | 78% | $125,470 | −6% | None |
| 9 | Marketing Managers | 78% | $166,790 | +25% | None |
| 10 | Education Administrators, Postsecondary | 76% | $104,590 | −21% | Graduate degree |
Compared with Training and Development Managers, median $133,000. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as training and development managers (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
85% skill match · $123,860 · −7% pay
Negotiation · Operations Analysis · Troubleshooting
82% skill match · $102,320 · −23% pay
Troubleshooting · Programming · Negotiation
81% skill match · $193,950 · +46% pay
Programming · Systems Analysis · Systems Evaluation
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Medical and Health Services Managers (85% skill match, median $123,860), Project Management Specialists (82% skill match, median $102,320) and Industrial-Organizational Psychologists (81% skill match, median $193,950), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 5 pay more than training and development managers at the median. The biggest increases: Chief Executives (+61%, $213,990), Industrial-Organizational Psychologists (+46%, $193,950) and Marketing Managers (+25%, $166,790).
20 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones. 5 usually need a graduate degree: Industrial-Organizational Psychologists, Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary and Education Administrators, Postsecondary.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.