Education, Training, and Library · Holland code SEI

Instructional Coordinators

Develop instructional material, coordinate educational content, and incorporate current technology into instruction in order to provide guidelines to educators and instructors for developing curricula and conducting courses. May train and coach teachers. Includes educational consultants and specialists, and instructional material directors.

Also called: Curriculum and Instruction Director, Curriculum Coordinator, Instructional Designer, Instructional Technologist, Curriculum Director, Curriculum Specialist, Education Specialist, Instructional Systems Specialist.

O*NET 25-9031.00

At a glance

US median annual pay: $77,440; Middle half earn $60,780 to $98,820. BLS OEWS, May 2025.
Most common education: Master's Degree; 60% of workers surveyed by O*NET report this level.
Preparation needed: Job Zone 5 of 5; Extensive preparation. Zone 1 is little or none; zone 5 is graduate-level.
US employment outlook, 2024 to 2034: +1% · Slower than average; 232,600 jobs in 2024, projected 235,500. BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook, which groups this with similar roles as "Instructional coordinators".

What the work involves

The tasks workers in this occupation rate as most important, from the O*NET survey.

Observe work of teaching staff to evaluate performance and to recommend changes that could strengthen teaching skills.
Plan and conduct teacher training programs and conferences dealing with new classroom procedures, instructional materials and equipment, and teaching aids.
Interpret and enforce provisions of state education codes and rules and regulations of state education boards.
Conduct or participate in workshops, committees, and conferences designed to promote the intellectual, social, and physical welfare of students.
Advise teaching and administrative staff in curriculum development, use of materials and equipment, and implementation of state and federal programs and procedures.
Advise and teach students.
Prepare grant proposals, budgets, and program policies and goals or assist in their preparation.
Recommend, order, or authorize purchase of instructional materials, supplies, equipment, and visual aids designed to meet student educational needs and district standards.

Skills and knowledge it leans on

Skills

Learning Strategies4.3 / 5
Writing4.1 / 5
Speaking4.1 / 5
Reading Comprehension4.0 / 5
Active Listening4.0 / 5
Monitoring4.0 / 5

Knowledge areas

Education and Training4.8 / 5
English Language4.3 / 5
Administration and Management3.8 / 5
Mathematics3.7 / 5
Computers and Electronics3.6 / 5
Customer and Personal Service3.5 / 5

Importance ratings on O*NET’s 1 to 5 scale. Higher means the occupation depends on it more.

Who tends to enjoy it

How strongly this occupation draws on each of the six Holland interest types, which is the same profile the career interests test compares you against.

Realistic10
Investigative51
Artistic43
Social86
Enterprising54
Conventional50

The same work abroad

Other countries classify jobs differently, so these are the closest matches through the international ISCO-08 standard, not exact equivalents.

European occupation titles (ESCO)

education programme coordinator · DE Koordinator von Bildungsprogrammen/Koordinatorin von Bildungsprogrammen · FR coordinateur pédagogique/coordinatrice pédagogique
further education principal · DE Leiter einer Erwachsenenbildungseinrichtung/Leiterin einer Erwachsenenbildungseinrichtung · FR directeur d'établissement d'enseignement post-secondaire/directrice d'établissement d'enseignement post-secondaire
special educational needs head teacher · DE Leiter einer Förderschule/Leiterin einer Förderschule · FR directeur d'établissement d'enseignement spécialisé/directrice d'établissement d'enseignement spécialisé
curriculum administrator · DE Lehrplanforscher/Lehrplanforscherin · FR administrateur de programme d'études/administratrice de programme d'études
educational researcher · DE Bildungsforscher/Bildungsforscherin · FR chercheur en sciences de l’éducation/chercheuse en sciences de l’éducation
education inspector · DE Schulaufsichtsbeamter/Schulaufsichtsbeamtin · FR inspecteur de l’éducation nationale/inspectrice de l’éducation nationale

Closest UK occupation groups (SOC 2020)

Education advisers and school inspectors (2323)39,000 employed
Head teachers and principals (2321)46,000 employed
Other educational professionals n.e.c (2329)104,900 employed

Employment is the UK Annual Population Survey for April 2025 to March 2026, all workers in the group, which can be broader than this one occupation.

Pay across Europe, for the whole group

Median annual earnings of all employees in “Professionals”. This is the broad ISCO group this occupation falls in, not the occupation itself, so treat it as context for the wage level, not as a salary for this job.

Median annual earnings, Professionals, by country
Country	Median pay
Belgium	€61,714
Germany	€59,529
Ireland	€56,877
Austria	€55,374
Netherlands	€53,595
Sweden	€43,567
France	€41,515
Spain	€35,735
Italy	€33,649
Portugal	€26,072
Poland	€14,380

Eurostat Structure of Earnings Survey, businesses with ten or more employees outside public administration, in euro and not adjusted for the cost of living. Reference years differ between sources: the US, Japan and Europe figures on this page come from different survey years, so compare them as rough levels, not to the euro or yen.

Exposure to AI

This occupation sits in the higher third of the 774 occupations scored, with an exposure score of +1.30. The scores are standardized across those occupations, so 0 is the average and a score of 1 is about one standard deviation above it.

Our note on reading it: the dataset links AI applications to the abilities that occupations require, so the score reflects overlap between the two. It is a comparison between occupations, not a forecast about jobs. It does not say whether exposure means tasks are replaced or workers get more done with the tools, and it says little about one employer or one role.

Source: Felten, E., Raj, M., & Seamans, R. (2021). Occupational, industry, and geographic exposure to artificial intelligence: A novel dataset and its potential uses. Strategic Management Journal, 42(12), 2195-2217. Matched to this page by 6-digit SOC code (25-9031).

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