The 2011 ASTD Salary Survey: Learning Pays and It Pays to Learn

Learning and development (L&D) professionals are well-compensated relative to many other professional occupations and can enhance their earning power through education and experience, according to data from an ASTD-Institute for Corporate Productivity study of nearly 2,000 U.S. learning professionals. The results were published in ASTD's Learning and Development Industry Salary and Compensation Report, 2011.

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