How to hire a management instructor

How to hire a management instructor, step by step

Here's a step-by-step management instructor hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a management instructor job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new management instructor
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   The management instructor hiring process starts by determining what type of worker you actually need. Certain roles might require a full-time employee, whereas part-time workers or contractors can do others.

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   You should also consider the ideal background you'd like them a management instructor to have before you start to hire. For example, what industry or field would you like them to have experience in, what level of seniority or education does the job require, and how much it'll cost to hire a management instructor that fits the bill.

   This list shows salaries for various types of management instructors.

   Type of Management Instructor	Description	Hourly rate
   Management Instructor	Career and technical education teachers instruct students in various technical and vocational subjects, such as auto repair, healthcare, and culinary arts. They teach academic and technical content to provide students with the skills and knowledge necessary to enter an occupation.	$16-43
   Adjunct Faculty	Adjunct faculty is the collective term for adjunct professors or lecturers. The adjunct faculty teaches students based on the limited-term of their contract... Show more	$21-73
   Teacher-In-Training	A teacher-in-training is a teaching professional who offers technical teaching assistance to teachers in developing effective behavior management and instructional strategies to support student learning. The teacher must collaborate with principals while employing diverse techniques to increase the effectiveness of student learning... Show more	$11-26

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Customer Service
   • Curriculum Development
   • ELearning
   • Syllabus
   • Project Management
   • Professional Development
   • Learning Management System
   • Training Programs
   • Course Objectives
   • Course Content
   • PowerPoint
   • Course Materials
   • Management Program
   • Business Management

   Check all skills

   Responsibilities:

   • Manage a host multi-server Linux operating environment in support of those systems.
   • Certify to teach fitness classes on Zumba.
   • Assist in developing and implementing training plans and course syllabus on assign program.
   • Provide dozens of students with the skills and knowledge to pass the PMP exam.
   • Teach beginning and intermediate accounting classes, including lecture, quiz and exam preparation and grading.
   • Instruct and guide students to the functions and uses of basic accounting software (Peachtree accounting )

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3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your management instructor job description is one of the best ways to attract top talent. A management instructor can vary based on:

   • Location. For example, management instructors' average salary in idaho is 44% less than in new york.
   • Seniority. Entry-level management instructors 62% less than senior-level management instructors.
   • Certifications. A management instructor with certifications usually earns a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for an established firm or a new start-up company can make a big difference in a management instructor's salary.

   Average management instructor salary

   $55,620yearly

   $26.74 hourly rate

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   Entry-level management instructor salary

   $34,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 13, 2025

   Average management instructor salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	New York	$77,245	$37
   2	Massachusetts	$74,840	$36
   3	California	$69,279	$33
   4	Texas	$67,995	$33
   5	Colorado	$65,871	$32
   6	Wisconsin	$61,619	$30
   7	North Carolina	$59,292	$29
   8	North Dakota	$59,283	$29
   9	Iowa	$59,276	$29
   10	Michigan	$55,919	$27
   11	Nebraska	$55,756	$27
   12	Tennessee	$54,841	$26
   13	Connecticut	$54,039	$26
   14	Kentucky	$53,776	$26
   15	Missouri	$50,730	$24
   16	Virginia	$50,474	$24
   17	Pennsylvania	$49,380	$24
   18	Ohio	$49,037	$24
   19	Florida	$48,813	$23
   20	Georgia	$47,926	$23

   Average management instructor salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Pace University	$135,452	$65.12	8
   2	Kern Community College District	$133,841	$64.35	8
   3	Booz Allen Hamilton	$91,523	$44.00	14
   4	Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station - State Headquarters	$79,429	$38.19	6
   5	UC Santa Barbara	$73,030	$35.11
   6	Central Lakes College	$68,449	$32.91
   7	Northland Community & Technical College	$67,587	$32.49
   8	PMI Orange County Chapter	$65,624	$31.55
   9	Research Foundation of The City University of New York	$60,078	$28.88
   10	Florida Institute of Technology	$59,560	$28.63	28
   11	Walla Walla Community College	$59,525	$28.62
   12	PSEA	$58,795	$28.27	11
   13	Daymar College	$58,260	$28.01
   14	University of Colorado Boulder	$58,102	$27.93	16
   15	Nashville State Community College	$57,683	$27.73
   16	Millersville University	$57,256	$27.53	9
   17	Iona College	$57,215	$27.51	14
   18	Sanford Health	$57,183	$27.49	15
   19	Delta State University	$57,118	$27.46	5
   20	Management Concepts	$56,098	$26.97

4. Writing a management instructor job description

   A good management instructor job description should include a few things:

   • Summary of the role
   • List of responsibilities
   • Required skills and experience

   Including a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager is also appreciated by candidates. Here's an example of a management instructor job description:

   Management instructor job description example

   Your Impact: This position with Jacobs is to support the United States Central Command J21 RJITEF branch through the development and instructing of the Collection Manager course. Collection Managers (CM) support a critical function within the ISR cycle by ensuring component requirements are prioritized and actioned, reducing intelligence gaps and driving allocation decisions. We value candidates that demonstrate an ability to create content and provide instruction on the Collection Management cycle and purpose. To be successful in this role, you'll be able to take client needs and instruct students on being a Collection Manager.
   
   Responsibilities: The employee shall collaboratively produce and present timely, relevant training courses on intelligence topics of interest impacting USCENTCOM Directorate of Intelligence garrison personnel and CENTCOM AOR. Create, conduct and document training needs surveys. Research, design and develop training courseware for steady state, crisis/surge environments. Build an annual schedule of course offerings for inclusion in the organization's overall fiscal year course calendar. Produce trip reports following mobile training team events or other temporary duty assignments, inputs for the weekly activity report (WAR), weekly division staff meeting slides, quarterly and annual History reports, and ad hoc training studies and reports. Manage student course enrollment and completion status, including prerequisites, using the organization's Learning Management System. Conduct student security clearance checks for non-CENTCOM students, request security clearance passage for non-CENTCOM students, and request security policy exceptions for non-cleared students. Create and update course descriptions for catalog and organization's Learning Management System; and attend and supply training program effort updates at periodic and ad hoc branch meetings. The employee shall achieve initial instructor certification and complete annual instructor recertification. The employee Produces and presents training specifically on ISR topics to include Collection Management. Additionally, produces and presents training on a variety of intelligence computer systems and applications including but not limited to ISR operations such as analysis, message handling, data basing, and analytic production.
   
   Here's What You'll Need:
   •Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph
   •Knowledge of a full range of ISR and Collection Management related concepts, principles, and practices and skills in applying this knowledge to challenging, multi-agency work assignments
   •Knowledge of and skill in applying analytical and evaluative techniques for developing new or modified work methods, innovative approaches, alternatives uses of new or available data sources or procedures, and to identify, evaluate, and recommend solutions to issues and/or problems.
   
   Preferred:
   •Hard working professional with the ability to multi-task and prioritize tasks in a timely and efficient manner.
   •Strong verbal and written communication skills, with an enthusiasm for in working in a highly-collaborative setting - sharing best practices, lessons learned, and assisting where gaps exist.
   
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5. Post your job

   To find the right management instructor for your business, consider trying out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important sources of talent for any company is its existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and current employees and ask if they know or have worked with management instructors they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit management instructors who meet your education requirements.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter now have more than 3.5 billion users, and you can use social media to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your management instructor job on Zippia to find and attract quality management instructor candidates.
   • Use niche websites such as k12jobspot, learn4good, serious teachers, teachingjobs.com.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   During your first interview to recruit management instructors, engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. During the following interview, you'll be able to go into more detail about the company, the position, and the responsibilities.

   You should also ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match the ideal candidate profile you developed earlier. Candidates good enough for the next step can complete the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new management instructor

   Once you've decided on a perfect management instructor candidate, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, it should include benefits and perks available to the employee. Qualified candidates may be considered for other positions, so make sure your offer is competitive. Candidates may wish to negotiate. Once you've settled on the details, formalize your agreement with a contract.

   It's equally important to follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   To prepare for the new employee's start date, you can create an onboarding schedule and complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9 forms, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Human Resources should also ensure that a new employee file is created.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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