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.
Most important skills
- Learning Strategies
- Writing
- Speaking
- Instructing
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Monitoring
- Critical Thinking
Key knowledge
- Education and Training
- English Language
- Administration and Management
- Mathematics
- Computers and Electronics
- Customer and Personal Service
- Public Safety and Security
- Personnel and Human Resources
What the work involves
- Adapt instructional content or delivery methods for different levels or types of learners.
- Analyze performance data to determine effectiveness of instructional systems, courses, or instructional materials.
- Assess effectiveness and efficiency of instruction according to ease of instructional technology use and student learning, knowledge transfer, and satisfaction.
- Conduct needs assessments and strategic learning assessments to develop the basis for curriculum development or to update curricula.
- Define instructional, learning, or performance objectives.
- Design instructional aids for stand-alone or instructor-led classroom or online use.
- Design learning products, including Web-based aids or electronic performance support systems.
- Develop instructional materials, such as lesson plans, handouts, or examinations.
Strongest interest areas (O*NET): Social, Enterprising, Investigative.
Qualifications and licensing
- Most common education
- Master's Degree (59.8% of respondents)
- Related experience
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (32.4%)
- On-the-job training
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (21.9%)
- Preparation level
- O*NET job zone 5: Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
- Licensing
- Depends on state or role (national summary): Instructional coordinators in public schools may need a license, such as a teaching or education administrator license; check the state board of education. source (checked 2026-10-25)
Limits
- Distributions show what current workers or occupational experts report, not legal minimums.
- Requirements vary by employer and state; time to qualify is not estimated.
Source: O*NET 31.0 Database (USDOL/ETA, CC BY 4.0); BLS Employment Projections; State licensing authorities (curated, see evidence links) · dataset 2026.10.8 · method e3-qualification-1.0.0
Work environment
How the typical conditions of this occupation compare with 911 occupations in O*NET (very low = the lowest fifth).
Levels are relative. Most occupations involve a lot of contact with people, for example, so “very low” can still mean regular contact; the last column shows what workers actually reported.
| Condition | Level | Compared with other occupations | Most common answer (O*NET survey) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contact with others | Very high | Higher on contact with others than 87% of occupations compared | 83% of surveyed respondents chose “Constant contact with others” |
| Dealing with the public | Moderate | Higher on dealing with the public than 57% of occupations compared | 28% of surveyed respondents chose “Extremely important” |
| Teamwork | Very high | Higher on teamwork than 94% of occupations compared | 82% of surveyed respondents chose “Extremely important” |
| Freedom to make decisions | Low | Lower on freedom to make decisions than 61% of occupations compared | 50% of surveyed respondents chose “A lot of freedom” |
| Time pressure | Low | Lower on time pressure than 68% of occupations compared | 54% of surveyed respondents chose “Once a month or more but not every week” |
| Conflict situations | High | Higher on conflict situations than 65% of occupations compared | 43% of surveyed respondents chose “Once a month or more but not every week” |
| Dealing with unpleasant or angry people | High | Higher on dealing with unpleasant or angry people than 60% of occupations compared | 35% of surveyed respondents chose “Once a year or more but not every month” |
| Consequence of error | Very low | Lower on consequence of error than 98% of occupations compared | 62% of surveyed respondents chose “Not serious at all” |
Work-pressure profile
- Time pressure: low
- Conflict situations: high
- Dealing with unpleasant or angry people: high
- Consequence of error: very low
Each part is shown on its own. There is no combined stress score, and conditions vary by employer and role.
Full answer distributions
Contact with others
- No contact with others: 0%
- Occasional contact with others: 0%
- Contact with others about half the time: 0.33%
- Contact with others most of the time: 16.75%
- Constant contact with others: 82.92%
n = 23, Incumbent 08/2018
Dealing with the public
- Not important at all: 0%
- Fairly important: 22.14%
- Important: 23.29%
- Very important: 27.07%
- Extremely important: 27.5%
n = 23, Incumbent 08/2018
Teamwork
- Not important at all: 0%
- Fairly important: 0%
- Important: 0%
- Very important: 18.03%
- Extremely important: 81.97%
n = 22, Incumbent 08/2018
Freedom to make decisions
- No freedom: 0%
- Very little freedom: 12.09%
- Limited freedom: 23.47%
- Some freedom: 14.67%
- A lot of freedom: 49.77%
n = 23, Incumbent 08/2018
Time pressure
- Never: 0%
- Once a year or more but not every month: 0%
- Once a month or more but not every week: 53.76%
- Once a week or more but not every day: 29%
- Every day: 17.24%
n = 23, Incumbent 08/2018
Conflict situations
- Never: 12.09%
- Once a year or more but not every month: 10.9%
- Once a month or more but not every week: 42.71%
- Once a week or more but not every day: 29.02%
- Every day: 5.28%
n = 23, Incumbent 08/2018
Dealing with unpleasant or angry people
- Never: 0%
- Once a year or more but not every month: 35.2%
- Once a month or more but not every week: 35.01%
- Once a week or more but not every day: 29.32%
- Every day: 0.47%
n = 23, Incumbent 08/2018
Consequence of error
- Not serious at all: 61.98%
- Fairly serious: 10.42%
- Serious: 22.69%
- Very serious: 4.9%
- Extremely serious: 0%
n = 23, Incumbent 08/2018
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