Instructional Coordinators build instructing, complex problem solving and coordination skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Education Teachers, Postsecondary (92%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Education Teachers, Postsecondary | 92% | $75,350 | −3% | None |
| 2 | Training and Development Specialists | 91% | $69,280 | −11% | None |
| 3 | Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary | 87% | $105,870 | +37% | None |
| 4 | Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors | 85% | $64,330 | −17% | None |
| 5 | Training and Development Managers | 85% | $133,000 | +72% | None |
| 6 | Special Education Teachers, Secondary School | 85% | $74,260 | −4% | None |
| 7 | Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education | 84% | $63,970 | −17% | None |
| 8 | Education Administrators, Postsecondary | 83% | $104,590 | +35% | None |
| 9 | Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education | 83% | $72,040 | −7% | None |
| 10 | Business Teachers, Postsecondary | 82% | $99,080 | +28% | None |
Compared with Instructional Coordinators, median $77,440. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as instructional coordinators (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
92% skill match · $75,350 · −3% pay
Operations Analysis
91% skill match · $69,280 · −11% pay
Operations Analysis · Operations Monitoring · Instructing
87% skill match · $105,870 · +37% pay
Management of Financial Resources · Judgment and Decision Making · Management of Personnel Resources
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Education Teachers, Postsecondary (92% skill match, median $75,350), Training and Development Specialists (91% skill match, median $69,280) and Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary (87% skill match, median $105,870), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 13 pay more than instructional coordinators at the median. The biggest increases: Training and Development Managers (+72%, $133,000), Law Teachers, Postsecondary (+66%, $128,500) and Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary (+37%, $105,870).
25 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.