Education & Library
Instructional Coordinators
Also called: Curriculum and Instruction Director, Curriculum Coordinator, Curriculum Director, Curriculum Specialist
US median pay
$77,440
per year, 2025
Job growth 2025–35
+1.6%
about average or slower
Openings a year (US)
23,100
248,700 employed
Typical entry education
Master's degree
Preparation 5/5 · Extensive preparation
What this job is
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.
What they do day to day
- 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.
- Address public audiences to explain program objectives and to elicit support.
- Research, evaluate, and prepare recommendations on curricula, instructional methods, and materials for school systems.
Skills and knowledge that matter most
Skills
- Instructing4.1/5
- Social Perceptiveness3.9/5
- Coordination3.9/5
- Complex Problem Solving3.9/5
- Judgment and Decision Making3.8/5
- Time Management3.6/5
- Service Orientation3.6/5
- Systems Evaluation3.2/5
Knowledge
- Education and Training4.8/5
- English Language4.3/5
- Administration and Management3.8/5
- Mathematics3.7/5
- Computers and Electronics3.6/5
- Public Safety and Security3.5/5
Importance rated by people working in the job (1 = not important, 5 = extremely important).
Education and preparation
Preparation level 5 of 5 — Extensive preparation. Usually a graduate degree (master's, PhD, MD, JD) and extensive experience.
Typical entry education (BLS): Master's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.
Highest education of people in this job:
- Master's degree60%
- Bachelor's degree25%
- Post-master's certificate11%
Who this job suits
Mostly Social
Helping, teaching and caring for people
Enterprising
Leading, persuading and starting things
Investigative
Ideas, research and solving problems
Based on the Holland (RIASEC) interest profile for this occupation.