Training and development specialists job market in North Carolina
Industry trends, wages and hiring signals.
The headline
North Carolina industry employment changed 1.1 percentage points above the U.S. benchmark
A data-driven view of the industries that employ Training and development specialists in North Carolina.
Occupation pay
What Training and development specialists earn in North Carolina
BLS OEWS occupation-level pay estimates for this role — separate from the industry wage trends used elsewhere in this report.
Median annual wage
$65,250North Carolina- Middle 50% of published wages
- $47,470 – $90,400
- U.S. median annual wage
- $69,280
- Reference period
- May 2025
The middle 50% is the 25th-to-75th percentile wage range, not an experience-level band. Suppressed or unavailable BLS values remain unpublished rather than being estimated.
Pay around North Carolina
How median pay varies by metro area
Published BLS OEWS metro estimates for Training and development specialists, compared with the North Carolina median of $65,250.
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$74,530+14.2% vs. state
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$74,470+14.1% vs. state
Fayetteville, NC$70,750+8.4% vs. state
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$68,480+5.0% vs. state
Raleigh-Cary, NC$67,560+3.5% vs. state
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$66,810+2.4% vs. state
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Greenville, NC$64,080−1.8% vs. state
Rocky Mount, NC$63,140−3.2% vs. state
Greensboro-High Point, NC$62,740−3.8% vs. state
Wilmington, NC$62,340−4.5% vs. state
Goldsboro, NC$60,000−8.0% vs. state
Asheville, NC$59,950−8.1% vs. state
Winston-Salem, NC$59,860−8.3% vs. state
Jacksonville, NC$59,190−9.3% vs. state
Burlington, NC$58,690−10.1% vs. state
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$56,300−13.7% vs. state
Areas are ordered by published median wage for readability, not as an overall job-market ranking. The vertical marker is the North Carolina median. Some BLS metropolitan areas cross state lines, so a metro estimate can cover workers in more than one state.
Verified snapshot
Market at a Glance
Key changes in North Carolina’s weighted industry mix.
Percentage-point gaps use the original published values and are rounded once; subtracting the rounded percentages can give a slightly different result.
Published coverage: 275,542 represented establishments, 85.38% of the published industry mix.
Local research
What the data shows for training and development specialists in North Carolina
Findings describe the published observation periods shown below. Research published Oct 11, 2026.
The highest-paying metro has a smaller employment market
Among 15 comparable metro estimates associated with North Carolina in OEWS May 2025, the pay leader and employment-size leader differ. Durham-Chapel Hill, NC has the highest median annual pay at $74,530, with estimated employment of 1,650. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC has the largest employment estimate at 5,380, with median pay of $68,480. The pay leader's median is 8.8% higher; estimated employment describes existing jobs, not available vacancies.
OEWS May 2025 · BLS OEWSSome metro estimates cross state lines. Higher nominal pay does not establish better living standards or better chances of finding a job.
This occupation is more concentrated in the state
North Carolina's share of employment in training and development specialists differs from the national share in OEWS May 2025. The published location quotient of 1.39 expresses the state share as 1.39 times the national share. The state estimate is 20,220 jobs, 4.4% of the national employment estimate for this occupation. It represents 4.09 jobs per thousand jobs in the state's OEWS employment universe. The ratio describes employment concentration, not current hiring or future growth.
OEWS May 2025 · BLS OEWSOEWS employment estimates describe covered wage-and-salary jobs and exclude self-employed workers; location quotients do not measure vacancies or worker demand.
Private education and health services has the largest positive weighted contribution
Private education and health services supplies 63.6% of the positive weighted contributions to this occupation's industry employment-growth proxy in North Carolina in January to March 2026. Its own year-over-year employment change was +4.1%. Each leading industry group is weighted by its share of the occupation's national industry mix, and the groups examined cover 85.3% of that mix. These contributions do not count occupation jobs created.
January to March 2026 · BLS QCEWPublished median pay is below the U.S. median
Median annual pay in North Carolina stands 5.8% below the U.S. estimate for training and development specialists. The underlying OEWS May 2025 figures are $65,250 for the state and $69,280 nationally. This is a nominal wage comparison; living costs and individual pay differences are outside its scope.
OEWS May 2025 · BLS OEWSIndustry measures describe the industries associated with this occupation. They are not direct occupation employment, current openings or a state-level Job Market Health score. Findings describe published data and do not establish causes. Methodology
Employment trends
North Carolina industry employment over time
Year-over-year change in the weighted industries. The U.S. line is the latest-quarter benchmark because a comparable national quarterly history is not published here.
- North Carolina · 2026 Q1+1.4%
- U.S. · latest-quarter benchmark+0.3%
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View every published value
| Quarter | North Carolina | Coverage |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q2 | +1.8% | 100% |
| 2024 Q3 | +1.4% | 100% |
| 2024 Q4 | +0.9% | 100% |
| 2025 Q1 | +0.8% | 96.23% |
| 2025 Q2 | +1.0% | 100% |
| 2025 Q3 | +1.1% | 100% |
| 2025 Q4 | +1.3% | 100% |
| 2026 Q1 | +1.4% | 96.23% |
How to read this chart
State trend and national reference
The solid line follows North Carolina’s published year-over-year industry employment changes by quarter. The dashed U.S. line is a latest-quarter reference, not a second time series.
- Published quarters
- 8
- Earliest quarter
- 2024 Q2
- Latest quarter
- 2026 Q1
- U.S. benchmark
- +0.3%
Quarters with no published value are omitted rather than interpolated.
Industry context
Where Training and development specialists Work
The occupation mix determines which North Carolina industries are weighted into this view.
| Industry group | Occupation mix | Employment change | Establishments | Avg. weekly industry wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professional and business services | 23.2% | +1.1% | 90,970 | $2,041 |
| Private education and health services | 22.8% | +4.1% | 42,768 | $1,288 |
| Trade, transportation, and utilities | 14.8% | +0.2% | 60,190 | $1,200 |
| Financial activities | 9.2% | +0.7% | 37,749 | $3,444 |
| Leisure and hospitality | 8.4% | +2.2% | 32,379 | $541 |
| Manufacturing | 7.0% | -1.1% | 11,486 | $1,632 |
Which industries are growing?
4 weighted industries are growing
Only weighted industries with a published positive North Carolina employment change are listed.
- Private education and health services+4.1%
- Leisure and hospitality+2.2%
- Professional and business services+1.1%
- Financial activities+0.7%
The remaining weighted industries published a flat or negative change in January to March 2026.
Current North Carolina context
Current North Carolina Market Signals
Statewide indicators for all occupations in North Carolina. They are not Training and development specialists demand and are not part of the Job Market Health score.
Statewide job postings
Indeed job postings · North Carolina
Recent hiring-demand context · separate from the health score
Total postings index (seasonally adjusted) by observation date · baseline 100
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View values: Indeed postings index
| Observation date | Index (Feb 2020 = 100) |
|---|---|
| Jul 24, 2026 | 109.12 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 108.76 |
| Aug 7, 2026 | 108.45 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 108.49 |
| Aug 21, 2026 | 108.83 |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 109.76 |
| Sep 4, 2026 | 110.96 |
| Sep 11, 2026 | 111.82 |
| Sep 18, 2026 | 112.35 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | 113.18 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | 113.24 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | 113.36 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 112.22 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 112.30 |
This is statewide demand across all occupations, not demand for this specific job. Postings are not a count of vacancies or hires, and Indeed does not cover the entire labor market.
Source: Indeed Hiring Lab · CC BY 4.0. Seven-day average, seasonally adjusted; publisher refreshes weekly and may revise history. Retrieved Nov 1, 2026 · saved source copy. JobMarketHealth calculates the displayed changes and samples weekly observations for the chart.
Statewide layoff notices
Statewide WARN notices
North Carolina statewide15 notices in this source
Notice dates from Aug 5, 2026 to Nov 2, 2026 (UTC), a rolling 90-calendar-day period.
What this means: This is the number of WARN notices with notice dates in this period in North Carolina’s official statewide list. It is a statewide count only, and does not identify any employer.
Notices describe planned workforce changes, not confirmed job losses. Notices may be amended or withdrawn. This statewide context is not occupation-specific and does not affect the Job Market Health score. WARN covers qualifying large layoffs and closures under applicable law, not all layoffs, and thresholds vary by state.
North Carolina Department of Commerce About WARN data
Source last checked
Career context
Related occupations
Related roles from the occupation’s published O*NET profile.
Questions answered by this release
Training and development specialists in North Carolina FAQs
Each answer is limited to what QCEW 2026 Q1 actually publishes for this state.
Is employment growing for Training and development specialists in North Carolina?
The available QCEW measure is not direct occupation employment. Employment across the North Carolina industries weighted to Training and development specialists changed +1.4% year over year in January to March 2026, compared with +0.3% nationwide.
Are wages for Training and development specialists rising in North Carolina?
QCEW does not publish pay for Training and development specialists in this view. Average weekly wages across the weighted industries changed +3.3% year over year; that must not be read as an occupation salary change.
How complete is this North Carolina industry view?
The three core state trends each meet the site’s coverage floor; the minimum published coverage is 96.23% of the occupation’s industry mix.
Does this page show current Training and development specialists openings?
No. QCEW measures industry employment, establishments and wages. Any postings, news or WARN figures shown here are statewide context and are not occupation-specific openings.
Methodology & sourcesQCEW 2026 Q1 · coverage 96.23% · full evidence record
Methodology & Sources
Derived by JobMarketHealth from BLS QCEW + published occupation industry mix. This is occupation-weighted industry context, not direct occupation employment and not a count of current job openings.
- Occupation
- Training and development specialists
- SOC code
- 13-1151
- State
- North Carolina
- QCEW release label
- QCEW 2026 Q1
- Data period
- 2026 Q1
- State industry employment, year over year
- +1.4%State data coverage 96.23%
- U.S. benchmark, year over year
- +0.3%
- Difference from U.S. benchmark
- +1.1 percentage pointsPercentage-point gaps use the original published values and are rounded once; subtracting the rounded percentages can give a slightly different result.
- Establishments, year over year
- +7.1%State data coverage 96.23%
- Average weekly industry wage, year over year
- +3.3%State data coverage 96.23%
- Industry mix vintage
- EP-2025-2035
- BLS publication date
- Aug 28, 2026
- Source verification
- Verified against the committed source snapshotVerified Sep 17, 2026
- Canonical record URL
- https://jobmarkethealth.com/occupations/training-and-development-specialists/north-carolina#evidence-record
- Derived by
- JobMarketHealth from BLS QCEW + published occupation industry mix
MethodologyBLS QCEWHow to citeQCEW state context release, 2026 Q1
Weighted industry conditions are not direct occupation employment, occupation wages, current openings or a state-level Job Market Health score. No causal explanation is inferred.