E-learning designer vs human performance technologist

The differences between e-learning designers and human performance technologists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both an e-learning designer and a human performance technologist. Additionally, an e-learning designer has an average salary of $65,312, which is higher than the $62,743 average annual salary of a human performance technologist.

E-learning designer vs human performance technologist overview

	E-Learning Designer	Human Performance Technologist
Yearly salary	$65,312	$62,743
Hourly rate	$31.40	$30.16
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	51,006	87,692
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	4	4

E-learning designer vs human performance technologist salary

E-learning designers and human performance technologists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	E-Learning Designer	Human Performance Technologist
Average salary	$65,312	$62,743
Salary range	Between $47,000 And $90,000	Between $36,000 And $107,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
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Differences between e-learning designer and human performance technologist education

There are a few differences between an e-learning designer and a human performance technologist in terms of educational background:

	E-Learning Designer	Human Performance Technologist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Most common major	Drafting And Design	Psychology
Most common college	Carnegie Mellon University	Georgetown University

E-learning designer vs human performance technologist demographics

Here are the differences between e-learning designers' and human performance technologists' demographics:

	E-Learning Designer	Human Performance Technologist
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 61.9% Female, 38.1%	Male, 48.6% Female, 51.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.0% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 17.3% Asian, 5.5% White, 63.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 8.5% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 12.2% Asian, 4.8% White, 70.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between e-learning designer and human performance technologist duties and responsibilities

E-learning designer example responsibilities.

Manage complex e-Learning projects involving SME s and reviewers from multiple levels and departments in the organization.
Develop SCORM compliant eLearning courses, assessments and acknowledgments.
Create storyboards, scripts, course content for eLearning solutions.
Design and code monthly newsletter broadcast using Photoshop, HTML, CSS.
Implement and publish AICC and SCORM compliant online courses to the LMS.
Edit and update for large complex websites using HTML, CSS and JavaScript on JSP pages.

Human performance technologist example responsibilities.

Contribute significantly to cost savings by identifying opportunities to transfer facilitator lead training to eLearning.
Evaluate proposals base on valuation (NPV, DCF), analyze and report portfolio performance metrics to executives.
Train call center representatives on customer service techniques and accurate communication of healthcare and retirement benefits.
Train call center representatives on customer service techniques and accurate communication of healthcare and retirement benefits.

E-learning designer vs human performance technologist skills

Common e-learning designer skills

Learning Objectives, 13%
Instructional Design, 12%
Training Programs, 11%
Addie, 10%
Captivate, 10%
Blended Learning, 9%

Common human performance technologist skills

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