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Technical Trainer

What Does a Professional in this Career Do?

A Technical Trainer is responsible for designing and leading technical training programs for staff at an organization or company. Works with the employees to determine their technical requirements and therefore their training needs and objectives; provides presentations, workshops or technology-supported training.

Job Outlook

There were 652 Technical Trainer job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 17912 in the United States.

In combination with other careers in the Training and Development Specialist industry, which includes the Technical Trainer career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2015:

Salary

Many new Technical Trainer jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.

National

The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $72,681.

State

The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $70,965.

Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Technical Trainer postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $51,888.

Education and Experience

Posted Technical Trainer jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.

Education LevelPercentage
Associate's Degree0%
Bachelor's Degree37.34%
Master's Degree6.48%
Doctoral Degree1.46%
Other19.58%

Posted Technical Trainer jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.

Years of ExperiencePercentage
0 to 2 years40.14%
3 to 5 years45.17%
6 to 8 years8.86%
9+ years5.82%

Skills

Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Technical Trainer positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.

Baseline Skills

A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.

  • Communication (38.78%)
  • Customer Service (24.12%)
  • Management (22.24%)
  • Operations (20.84%)
  • Leadership (18.06%)
  • Writing (16.85%)
  • Presentations (14.83%)
  • Microsoft Office (14.04%)
  • Microsoft Excel (13.56%)
  • Microsoft PowerPoint (13.21%)

Defining Skills

A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.

  • Technical Training (39.27%)

Necessary Skills

A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.

  • Workflow Management (14.31%)
  • Accounting (6.03%)
  • Learning Management Systems (11.99%)
  • Adult Education (11.77%)
  • Project Management (17.84%)

Alternative Job Titles

Sometimes employers post jobs with Technical Trainer skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:

  • Technician Trainer
  • Software Development Contractor
  • Service Technician
  • Manager-in-Training
  • Trainer
  • Intern
  • Epic Credentialed Trainer
  • Software Trainer
  • Epic Trainer

Similar Occupations

If you are interested in exploring occupations with similar skills, you may want to research the following job titles. Note that we only list occupations that have at least one corresponding NC State Online and Distance Education program.

Common Employers

Here are the employers that have posted the most Technical Trainer jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.

United States

  • Nationwide (291)
  • Tesla (193)
  • BioLife Plasma Services (183)
  • Lennox International (119)
  • Auto Service Agency.Com (112)
  • GovCIO (102)
  • Lockheed Martin (97)
  • Takeda Pharmaceutical Company (94)
  • The Davey Tree Expert Company (91)
  • Humana (90)

North Carolina

  • Labcorp (19)
  • Siemens (13)
  • Monarch&Co International (9)
  • US Bank (8)
  • Lennox International (8)
  • Dent Wizard (7)
  • Honda (7)
  • Ingersoll Rand (7)
  • Hub International (6)
  • Booz Allen Hamilton (6)

NC State Programs Relevant to this Career

If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!