Plan, develop, and provide training and staff development programs, using knowledge of the effectiveness of methods such as classroom training, demonstrations, on-the-job training, meetings, conferences, and workshops.

“Plan, develop, and provide training and staff development programs, using knowledge of the effectiveness of methods such as classroom training, demonstrations, on-the-job training, meetings, conferences, and workshops.” is a core task performed by Training and Development Managers. Among the occupation's 12 rated tasks, workers place it 10th by importance (#3 most important). About 100% of workers say it is relevant to their job.

This is a single occupation-specific task statement from O*NET. The figures below describe how central the task is to the job and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the task will be automated.

Work activities this task rolls up to

O*NET groups concrete tasks into broader work activities shared across many occupations.

• Train others on operational or work procedures. in Training and Teaching Others
• Manage human resources activities. in Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates

AI exposure

The OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rates this task E2. Exposure with tools — software built on top of a language model (not the model alone) could cut the time by at least half.

Exposure measures whether a model could meaningfully speed the task up — it is an estimate of overlap with model capabilities, not a measure of whether the work will be done by software. The study's intermediate score (β) for this task is 0.50. Automation potential label: T2.

How AI is actually used on this kind of task

The Anthropic Economic Index observes how people actually use AI on tasks like this one across millions of real conversations.

• 0.013% share of AI-use records mapped to this task
• 78% of that use is work-related
• Most common interaction: directive
• Average autonomy of the AI: 3.8 (1–5; higher = more autonomous)
• 92% of interactions still needed a human in the loop

Observed AI use describes people choosing to use AI as a tool on this kind of task today. It is augmentation and assistance, not a measure of jobs replaced.

Working with AI vs. handing it off

Of the AI conversations mapped to this task, the split between people working alongside AI and people delegating the task to it.

How people interact with AI on this task

Other tasks in this occupation

• Analyze training needs to develop new training programs or modify and improve existing programs. · importance 4.6
• Evaluate instructor performance and the effectiveness of training programs, providing recommendations for improvement. · importance 4.4
• Confer with management and conduct surveys to identify training needs based on projected production processes, changes, and other factors. · importance 4.3
• Conduct orientation sessions and arrange on-the-job training for new hires. · importance 4.2
• Train instructors and supervisors in techniques and skills for training and dealing with employees. · importance 4.2
• Develop and organize training manuals, multimedia visual aids, and other educational materials. · importance 4.1
• Prepare training budget for department or organization. · importance 4.0
• Develop testing and evaluation procedures. · importance 3.8
• Conduct or arrange for ongoing technical training and personal development classes for staff members. · importance 3.6
• Review and evaluate training and apprenticeship programs for compliance with government standards. · importance 3.3
• Coordinate established courses with technical and professional courses provided by community schools, and designate training procedures. · importance 2.8

See all tasks on the Training and Development Managers page.

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27) Anthropic
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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  title  = {Plan, develop, and provide training and staff development programs, using knowledge of the effectiveness of methods such as classroom training, demonstrations, on-the-job training, meetings, conferences, and workshops.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/tasks/task-1014}
}