Occupation salary profile

Instructional Coordinators

SOC 25-9031 BLS OEWS May 2025 H-1B LCAs, last 12 months

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.

National median · BLS
$77,440
▲ +3.64% YoY
H-1B sponsor median
$68,034
▲ +2.96% YoY · 288 LCAs
Average salary · BLS
$80,920
Mean annual wage
U.S. employment
227,760
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Pay range for Instructional Coordinators

Annual base pay at each percentile. BLS covers all U.S. workers in this occupation; H-1B covers 288 certified Labor Condition Applications filed by sponsoring employers in the last 12 months.

Percentile All U.S. workers (BLS) H-1B sponsored
10th — entry pay$47,980$54,746
25th$60,780$60,000
Median (50th)$77,440$68,034
75th$98,820$82,772
90th — top pay$121,670$102,205
H-1B sponsors pay a median of $68,034 for Instructional Coordinators — 12.1% below the BLS national median of $77,440.

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Projections 2025–2035

Job outlook for Instructional Coordinators

BLS projects employment of instructional coordinators to grow 1.6% from 2025 to 2035, slower than the 3.5% average for all occupations. About 23,100 openings are projected each year, on average, from new jobs and from replacing workers who retire or move to other occupations.

Jobs 2025 → 2035
248,700 → 252,800
+4,100 jobs
Projected change
+1.6%
All occupations: +3.5%
Openings per year
23,100
Average, 2025–2035
Typical entry education
Master's degree
Plus 5 years or more experience
Self-employed
2.3% of workers (2025)
Preparation needed (O*NET Job Zone 5)
Extensive Preparation Needed. Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
Fastest-growing jobs → Best-paying jobs that need a master's degree →

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025–2035 · BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook →

H-1B sponsored pay

Pay by H-1B wage level

Employers assign every H-1B filing a Department of Labor prevailing-wage level, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). Pay rises steeply with level.

H-1B median $68,034
Change vs prior year +2.96%
After inflation (CPI-U) -0.16%
Wage level LCAs Share P25 Median P75
Level I 138 47.9% $56,176 $61,066 $66,646
Level II 73 25.3% $65,000 $73,647 $85,848
Level III 37 12.8% $72,045 $84,950 $96,850
Level IV 21 7.3% $82,867 $102,752 $140,000
H-1B job titles

Salaries by job title in Instructional Coordinators

The 2 most-filed job titles inside SOC 25-9031, from 288 H-1B filings. Seniority words and level numbers are grouped (“Senior Data Engineer II” counts as Data Engineer). Tap a title for its full range, wage levels and the exact titles employers used.

Job title LCAs Share P25 Median P75 YoY
Instructional Coordinator 31 10.76% $56,035 $65,000 $69,830 +10.68%
Instructional Designer 23 7.99% $64,958 $68,174 $77,144 -3.15%

Titles are cleaned from the employer's own LCA text (codes and typos removed, nothing invented). Rows need 10+ filings in this SOC.

Skills & tools

Skills needed for Instructional Coordinators

How important each skill and knowledge area is for this job, rated by O*NET on a 1–5 scale from surveys of workers and occupational analysts.

Top skills
  • Learning Strategies4.3
  • Instructing4.1
  • Speaking4.1
  • Writing4.1
  • Active Listening4.0
  • Monitoring4.0
  • Reading Comprehension4.0
  • Active Learning3.9
  • Complex Problem Solving3.9
  • Coordination3.9
Top knowledge areas
  • Education and Training4.8
  • English Language4.3
  • Administration and Management3.8
  • Mathematics3.7
  • Computers and Electronics3.6
  • Customer and Personal Service3.5
  • Public Safety and Security3.5
  • Personnel and Human Resources3.4
Software and technology used
Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareMicrosoft OutlookMicrosoft PowerPointArticulate StorylineLearning management system LMSTechSmith CamtasiaAdobe AcrobatAdobe After EffectsAdobe Creative Cloud softwareAdobe IllustratorAdobe InDesignAdobe PhotoshopCascading style sheets CSSExtensible markup language XMLHypertext markup language HTMLJavaScriptMicrosoft Access

Highlighted = in demand: frequently listed in employer job postings for this occupation (O*NET).

Source: O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

About the job

What instructional coordinators do

  • 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 DirectorCurriculum CoordinatorInstructional DesignerInstructional TechnologistCurriculum DirectorCurriculum SpecialistEducation SpecialistInstructional Systems SpecialistLearning Development SpecialistProgram Administrator
More job titles for this occupation (48)
Career Technical SupervisorCertified Performance Technologist (CPT)Course DeveloperCourseware DeveloperCurriculum and Assessment DirectorCurriculum DesignerCurriculum DeveloperCurriculum FacilitatorCurriculum ManagerCurriculum SupervisorE-Learning Instructional Designer (Electronic Learning Instructional Designer)Education ConsultantEducation CoordinatorEducation Program CoordinatorEducation SupervisorEducational SpecialistEducational TechnologistInstructional CoachInstructional CoordinatorInstructional Design AnalystInstructional Design ConsultantInstructional Design SpecialistInstructional Design TechnologistInstructional ManagerInstructional Material DirectorInstructional Materials DirectorInstructional SpecialistInstructional Systems DesignerInstructional Technology CoordinatorInstructional Technology FacilitatorInstructional Technology Resource TeacherInstructional Technology Site TechnologistInstructional Technology SpecialistLearning ConsultantLearning Design SpecialistLearning Experience DesignerLearning SpecialistLiteracy ConsultantLiteracy SpecialistProfessional Development DirectorSchool Curriculum DeveloperSchool Standards CoachSpecial Education CoordinatorSpecial Education Curriculum SpecialistTeacher Support and Student Intervention Team LeadTechnology Infusion SpecialistTechnology Integration SpecialistTrainer and Curriculum Specialist

Source: O*NET 31.0 (USDOL/ETA, CC BY 4.0). These are general job titles, not H-1B filings; for titles employers actually filed, see “Job titles” above.