Instructional designer

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5/5

Key facts

+1.6%jobs, 2025 to 2035

United States

Employment in this job is holding up or growing in the United States, but it is highly exposed to AI. AI exposure: moderate according to the ILO, very high according to the BLS. Employment change in the United States by 2035: +1.6% (BLS). Working well with AI is becoming an asset.

The job

Designs learning programmes, face to face or online, and leads teaching teams.

51 job titles linked to this page

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curriculum director
curriculum enhancement administrator
curriculum management administrator
curriculum manager
curriculum specialist
curriculum support administrator
education administrator
education authority officer
education consultant
education coordinator
education inspector
education institution inspector
education manager
education methods specialist
education officer
education researcher
education studies analyst
education studies research analyst
education studies research scientist
education studies researcher
education studies scholar
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educational analyst
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educational scientist
her majesty's inspector of education
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inspector of education
inspector of education institutions
inspector of schools
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school inspector
SEN coordinator
SEN director
SEN officer
special education coordinator
special education officer
special educational needs coordinator
special educational needs director
special educational needs officer
teaching aids specialist

Training

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Gauges

Risk 5/5 · Very high

AI exposureVery highBLS AI exposure category "very high" (2026), higher than the ILO 2025 index (medium)

Employment outlookDeclineBLS, 2025-2035 projections (Instructional coordinators)

Hiring difficultyNot availableNo US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job

PayHighBLS, 2025 median annual wage: $77,440

EntryLong and selectiveBLS, typical education needed for entry

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Sources

AI exposure categories and employment projections, 2025-2035 (XLSX file)Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States · August 2026 · official statistics
Generative AI and Jobs: a refined global index of occupational exposureInternational Labour Organization and NASK · May 2025 · large survey
Jobs in 2030: projections by occupational family (summary table)Dares and France Stratégie · March 2022 · official statistics
EURES report on labour shortages and surpluses 2025, annexEuropean Labour Authority · June 2026 · official statistics

Checked on 27 October 2026.