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Instructional coordinator
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.
Median pay
$77,440
Growth to 2035
+2%
little or no change
Openings a year
23,100
Time to qualify*
7 years
* From a bachelor's degree in an unrelated field.
Pay
Instructional coordinator
Getting in
- Typical entry education
- Master's degree
- On-the-job training
- None
- Prior experience
- 5 years or more
What the work is like
Dealing with the public
Unpleasant or angry people
Time pressure
Cost of a mistake
Freedom to make decisions
Repeating the same tasks
Time sitting
Time standing
Outdoors in all weather
Exposure to disease
Instructional coordinator: 94% usually work over 40 hours a week
Core tasks
- 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.
- Recommend, order, or authorize purchase of instructional materials, supplies, equipment, and visual aids designed to meet student educational needs and district standards.
- Update the content of educational programs to ensure that students are being trained with equipment and processes that are technologically current.
Also called: Curriculum and Instruction Director · Curriculum Coordinator · Curriculum Director · Curriculum Specialist · Education Specialist · Instructional Designer · Instructional Systems Specialist · Instructional Technologist
Outlook and AI
Instructional coordinators held 248,700 jobs in 2025. BLS projects 252,800 by 2035 (+2%, little or no change; all jobs: +3.5%).
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