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Instructional coordinators

Typically requires Master's degree

What is this page & how do I use it?

This is a research report for one career — the kind an analyst would write for a stock. The rating at the top is the neutral baseline (same for everyone); below it come the cases for and against, how the last official forecast for this career actually aged, and what the education path costs and pays.

How to use it: read the bulls-vs-bears case, then hit Score this career to weigh it against your other options with your own interests factored in.

CareerStar rating
RiskyMedium uncertainty

Analyst take: Decent prospects — +1.3% projected growth, moderate AI exposure (49/100).

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/ 100
low riskhigh
top row = high reward

Moat (borrowed from investing — the water that defends a castle): how shielded this career is from AI. Narrow = some shelter, but AI can reach a real share of its tasks.

The small grid is a style box (borrowed from Morningstar’s fund reports): the blue square places this career on reward (top row = high) versus risk (left column = low), against all 730 careers. Medium uncertainty means the score leans partly on forward-looking bets like AI exposure, so treat the exact number loosely.

🐂 Bulls say
  • +High pay — above 70% of careers ($74,720).
🐻 Bears say
  • Slow growth — behind 60% of careers.
📜 Reality check — how the last forecast for this career fared

In 2014, the U.S. government projected +6.9% growth for this career by 2024. What actually happened: +53.9%. Reality beat the forecast — a reminder that every number on this page is an estimate, and this is how the last one aged. Full back-test →

Was this rating fair?
Projected growth
+1.3%
Median pay
$74,720
AI exposure
49/100
share of tasks exposed to AI — not job loss

Education & ROI — how to get here

Real outcomes for the college majors that feed this occupation, across 45 bachelor’s programs.

Median earnings
$50,690
1 year after graduating
Typical debt
$30,250
median federal debt
Pay-to-debt
1.7×
first-year pay ÷ debt
Feeder majors
Educational/Instructional TechnologyCurriculum and Instruction
Selective schools offering these majors
Florida State University
FL · 24% admit rate
$25,720/yr
$61,675 grad pay
The University of Texas at Austin
TX · 27% admit rate
$31,247/yr
$75,121 grad pay
William & Mary
VA · 34% admit rate
$43,035/yr
$73,490 grad pay
Delaware State University
DE · 47% admit rate
$27,939/yr
$49,307 grad pay
University of Michigan-Dearborn
MI · 56% admit rate
$24,040/yr
$59,649 grad pay
Bethany College
KS · 56% admit rate
$53,738/yr
$49,694 grad pay

Earnings & debt from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard; majors mapped to this occupation via the NCES CIP→SOC crosswalk. A grounded ROI snapshot, not a guarantee — pay varies widely by school and specialty.

What this work involves

teachingeducationpeoplecommunication