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Job outlook for outreach managers in the United States
Are outreach manager jobs in demand?
Outreach manager job and salary trends over time
Outreach manager jobs over time
Outreach manager job growth rate over time
| Year | # of jobs | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,816 | 0.00% |
| 2020 | 1,809 | 0.00% |
| 2019 | 1,816 | 0.00% |
| 2018 | 1,740 | 0.00% |
| 2017 | 1,646 | 0.00% |
Average outreach manager salary over time
Outreach manager salary by year
| Year | Avg. salary | Hourly rate | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $51,642 | $24.83 | +3.6% |
| 2025 | $49,824 | $23.95 | +2.8% |
| 2024 | $48,466 | $23.30 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | $47,561 | $22.87 | --0.9% |
| 2022 | $47,991 | $23.07 | +1.8% |
Outreach manager jobs by state
Most common states for outreach managers
| Rank | State | Population | # of jobs | Employment/ 1000ppl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | 693,972 | 125 | 18% |
| 2 | Massachusetts | 6,859,819 | 413 | 6% |
| 3 | Alaska | 739,795 | 42 | 6% |
| 4 | Pennsylvania | 12,805,537 | 577 | 5% |
| 5 | Maryland | 6,052,177 | 301 | 5% |
| 6 | New York | 19,849,399 | 816 | 4% |
| 7 | Illinois | 12,802,023 | 514 | 4% |
| 8 | Virginia | 8,470,020 | 373 | 4% |
| 9 | New Jersey | 9,005,644 | 365 | 4% |
| 10 | Washington | 7,405,743 | 310 | 4% |
| 11 | Indiana | 6,666,818 | 256 | 4% |
| 12 | Missouri | 6,113,532 | 221 | 4% |
| 13 | Connecticut | 3,588,184 | 150 | 4% |
| 14 | Arkansas | 3,004,279 | 111 | 4% |
| 15 | Rhode Island | 1,059,639 | 39 | 4% |
| 16 | Delaware | 961,939 | 38 | 4% |
| 17 | Montana | 1,050,493 | 38 | 4% |
| 18 | Vermont | 623,657 | 22 | 4% |
| 19 | Michigan | 9,962,311 | 279 | 3% |
| 20 | Arizona | 7,016,270 | 204 | 3% |
Most common cities for outreach managers
| Rank | City | # of jobs | Employment/ 1000ppl | Avg. salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Collinsville | 1 | 4% | $51,164 |
| 2 | Northampton | 1 | 4% | $67,504 |
| 3 | New Albany | 1 | 3% | $46,750 |
| 4 | Cerritos | 1 | 2% | $59,785 |
| 5 | Tampa | 3 | 1% | $51,452 |
| 6 | Amarillo | 1 | 1% | $43,767 |
| 7 | Grand Rapids | 1 | 1% | $62,204 |
| 8 | Chicago | 3 | 0% | $55,853 |
| 9 | San Francisco | 3 | 0% | $64,646 |
| 10 | Atlanta | 2 | 0% | $41,271 |
| 11 | Phoenix | 2 | 0% | $61,339 |
| 12 | San Jose | 2 | 0% | $64,410 |
| 13 | Austin | 1 | 0% | $44,725 |
| 14 | Baltimore | 1 | 0% | $56,171 |
| 15 | Boston | 1 | 0% | $67,175 |
| 16 | Milwaukee | 1 | 0% | $45,795 |
Outreach Manager job outlook: Expert opinions
Our panel of outreach manager experts
University of Houston - Downtown
Midland University
University of West Georgia
Boston University
SUNY College at Oswego
Nicholls State University
California State University, San Bernardino
Daytona State College
High Point University
Cal Poly Pomona
Iona College
Carolyn Gascoigne
Professor of French and HumanitiesUniversity of Houston - Downtown
Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
What general advice would you give to an Outreach Manager?
Carolyn Gascoigne: Nonprofit coordinators are often involved with planning and organizing public outreach activities.
What will help Outreach Managers increase their earning potential?
Carolyn Gascoigne: Nonprofit coordinators are often involved with planning and organizing public outreach activities.
What Outreach Manager skills would you recommend for someone trying to advance their career?
Carolyn Gascoigne: Example A: Nonprofit coordinators are often involved with planning and organizing public outreach activities. This is a good profession to enter as international companies are increasingly looking to hire individuals to help them better understand and connect to their international markets. People who enjoy travel and interacting with others, and who are self-starters, tend to enjoy this field. It may be challenging otherwise.
What are the biggest trends we'll see in the Outreach Manager job market given the pandemic?
Dr. George Conrad: In education the pandemic has created two major trends, since last March.
The use of technology to provide effective lessons for students through virtual classes has been a challenge for teachers. One issue is in the technology itself. Teachers most often must rely on their own computers and notebooks along with their own home internet networks to deliver instruction. This issue is coupled with the availability of the internet and with computers and notebooks available to students.
Even if the technology is provided, teachers must find ways to engage students with meaning full lessons and ways to assess student learning. To gage learning and to monitor and adjust student engagement takes far more planning.
Finally, teacher training institutions need to help future teachers with understanding and applying new uses for technology based instruction. This can be difficult as different districts adopt different types of delivery systems.The good news for future teacher graduates is that, if they are willing and comfortable to master technology skills along with content knowledge, more and more teaching positions will be available.
Most all states have a teacher retirement system and retirement amounts increase with the number of years of service. In my experience, most practicing teachers teach beyond the minimum years needed to "retire." As a result of the pandemic, and the fear of contracting Covid, more and more teachers that I have contact with are looking seriously at retiring sooner than originally planned. This may change with the use of vaccines, but, again, this is good news for future teacher graduates. I predict that more and more teachers will be retiring and providing more an more positions available to new graduates.
Are there any particularly good places in the United States for Outreach Managers to find work opportunities?
Dr. George Conrad: As the population of teachers begin to age, more and more positions are becoming available. As we continue to see population growth in Southwestern States, teaching positions will continue to grow.
The real answer for future candidates is their willingness to teacher high large metropolitan cities and rural communities. Most large cities are surrounded with suburban school districts. With the movement to a suburban live style, more and more cities deal with student populations of color and with more than average poverty. If a candidate is willing to consider this challenge, they can find highly rewarding careers. This is especially true for candidates of color.
On the other side of the population movement, more and more rural areas are seeing a reduction in students and also seeing a reduction in the number of new teachers interested in moving to small communities to begin their career. As a result, candidates interested in work in "small town" American can find rewarding opportunities to build relationships with students and families (I started my career in a 3-room country school in the 70's and I originally came from outside Chicago).
Dr. Robyn Huss
Associate Professor and Coordinator of Initial Teacher Certification ProgramsUniversity of West Georgia
Department of Early Childhood Through Secondary Education
What certifications/licenses/courses can have the biggest impact for Outreach Managers?
Dr. Robyn Huss: The online learning expectation that the pandemic thrust upon our educational systems has changed the outlook for what new teachers will be expected to know and be able to do. In today's environment of digital learning, principals may be more likely to hire educators who have had experience teaching in the virtual realm. Therefore, recent graduates should be encouraged to include digital teaching experiences on their resumes. If they don't have firsthand teaching experience, perhaps they can highlight online courses in which they have excelled, so potential employers will know they have at least some familiarity with digital learning and online educational platforms.
Beyond earning a teaching certificate, I would encourage both beginning teachers and those preparing to enter the job market to continue their education by enrolling in a graduate-level course in online instruction. For example, the University of West Georgia offers a state-certified Online Teaching Endorsement, which can be added to a teaching certificate after completing the four required online courses; the endorsement courses can also be embedded within a graduate degree program. Alternatively, educators can earn a Master of Education in Instructional Technology; completion of this fully online, advanced degree program would prepare them for teaching online or working as an instructional technologist as well as qualify them to receive a pay increase.
What will help Outreach Managers increase their earning potential?
Dr. Robyn Huss: Public school teachers in Georgia, as in many states, are paid on a set salary schedule determined by their years of teaching experience and their highest degree achievement. Earning a graduate degree at the next level is the quickest route to a pay raise, which in turn increases their retirement benefits.
What are the biggest trends we'll see in the Outreach Manager job market given the pandemic?
V. Scott Solberg Ph.D.: The single biggest trend in the job market, whether related to education or otherwise, is that today's adults must understand in order to be competitive within a 4th industrialized world of work, they must be ready to describe their deep human skills (i.e., advanced social emotional learning skills) and technical skills as well as explain how these skills transfer in supporting the needs and expectations of the company and occupations to which they are applying. Today's adults must also be ready to describe how they are managing their continued professional development so they can keep up with the latest advancements in technology so that they can do their work in an efficient and high-quality manner. What this means is that employers are looking for the skills that cannot be replaced by robots or AI - they need individuals who understand the unique person qualities and technical skills and talent that will add value to team projects. Career management skills include being able to acquire the deep human person qualities and technical skills that align to specific occupation sectors.
Educators must be able to work with media and graphic design, work in teams to create learning programs that are designed around meaningful and research-based learning objectives, and connect with their students using strong social emotional learning skills (SEL) as well as facilitate students in developing their own SEL skills. And, educators need to recognize that there are hundreds of occupations within and outside of education that align to their key skills which include active listening, active learning, critical thinking, monitoring, public speaking, writing, complex problem solving, management of personnel, time management, coordination and collaboration with others, instructing, persuasion, service orientation and social perceptiveness. These skills are a few of the many listed in ONETonline.org's advanced skills list which lists over 450 occupations that one can grow into by acquiring key technical skills, certification, and/or advanced degrees.
What certifications/licenses/courses can have the biggest impact for Outreach Managers?
V. Scott Solberg Ph.D.: The information and computer technology and health sciences sectors are two promising future employment arenas to consider. Within information and computer technology, data science skills are in high demand. For both information and computer technology and health sciences there are a range of certifications one can receive from a two-year postsecondary institution that lead to high wage occupations. The new byword is "stackable credentials" whereby one adds more than one credential that results in a wider range of occupational opportunities as well as the ability to move up in pay within a given sector.
How have salaries changed over time for Outreach Managers?
V. Scott Solberg Ph.D.: In education, salaries vary by region of the country. It is important to use Onetonline.org to consider the salaries in your local region or find areas of the country you want to consider. There are also a wide range of salaries depending on what type of occupation you are seeking within education.
Angela Perrotto
Assistant Professor and Department Chair of the Educational LeadershipSUNY College at Oswego
School of Education
Will there be an enduring impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Outreach Managers?
Angela Perrotto: In terms of acquiring jobs, I believe not - although school budgets are extremely tight in response to the demands the virus has placed on districts.
In terms of impact: the virus has forced all of us to come to terms as quickly as possible with HOW technology has transformed the way we learn. This does not mean that schools will be remote teaching from here on. In many cases, for legitimate reasons, schools were slow to take on technology "for the masses". There is strong evidence as to how technology has changed the business, entertainment, educational, and industrial worlds. What the pandemic has done is force schools to think very creatively and to move as quickly as possible to continue to provide learning opportunities for students when they were not able to attend the brick and mortar buildings. We are learning a lot and moving as quickly as possible.
What has this done for our graduates? The graduates of 2021 in our program have dealt with, investigated, solved issues for schools, and researched ways to maximize student success in these pandemic times. Their program has been online because of the pandemic. Their school jobs, for the most part, are partially or completely online. As CAS students, they are solving issues with transition plans for students, professional development plans for teachers, social emotional supports for both staff and students, curricular and pedagogical strategies and plans in order to meet the individualized needs of students, building multi-tiered systems of supports for students, partnering opportunities with community agencies for families......This has been the work of our CAS students who will graduate in 2021 and 2022. They will surely need and use these skills as they move into their future as school and district leaders.
Projections do not indicate there will be any shortage of leadership jobs. On the contrary, data for the next several years indicates there will be many retirements.
Dr. Cynthia Vavasseur
Associate Professor of Education, Professor of ED, Program Chair Ed-tech LeadershipNicholls State University
Teacher Education Department
What are the biggest trends we'll see in the Outreach Manager job market given the pandemic?
Dr. Cynthia Vavasseur: By far, the biggest trend in the job market of educational leadership will be how technology can drive instruction, innovation and student success. Before the pandemic, educational technology was a hot topic. In the last year, the need for educational technology professionals at both the K12 and Higher Education level have been highlighted.
What technical skills for an Outreach Manager stand out to employers?
Stephen Bronack Ph.D.: Using technology to engage both students and their families is number one. A close second, I would say, is using technology to help personalize learning as best we can for each student.
What's a good job out of college for Outreach Managers?
Dr. Donald May: A good job out of college is one that you enjoy going to each day! Yes, the job of teaching is challenging but it also offers many opportunities for professional growth. I see graduates now in their own classrooms get better each year and eventually become master teachers who then mentor other graduates. Ask any teacher why they do it and the vast majority of them will speak about the children who have passed through the door of their classroom. Making the difference in the lives of children is a reward that few professions can espouse. Teaching not only makes a difference in lives of children each day, but it also raises a nation.
What are the biggest trends we'll see in the Outreach Manager job market given the pandemic?
Dr. Amy Holcombe Ph.D.: Across the nation, the stressors of the pandemic have tipped the proverbial scales in favor of retirement for many principals, superintendents and education leaders. This exodus has created numerous opportunities for newly graduated education leaders to take on the challenges of educating our youth in the midst of global disruption caused not only by the pandemic but politics and social justice movements. New leaders will be faced with challenges unimagined by their predecessors-- massive new teacher shortages, flight from public schools to smaller, private and charter schools, an undeniable opportunity and resource gap between students of difference races and socio-economic status, and achieving racial equity.
What technical skills for an Outreach Manager stand out to employers?
Dr. Amy Holcombe Ph.D.: Education leaders must posses effective communication skills that enable them to inspire internal and external stakeholders to buy into their vision. They must be leaders who can stake out a vision, align all of their resources and efforts towards achieving that vision, and effectively gain the commitment from all constituents to support that vision. Savvy employers are also looking for leaders that know how to leverage and develop the talent of their people to achieve the organization's strategic goals. Instructional leadership is not longer 'enough.' Strategic leaders must know how to maximize the talent of each team member in order to engage and retain them.
What are the biggest trends we'll see in the Outreach Manager job market given the pandemic?
Jann Pataray-Ching, Ph.D.: In our area of southern California, districts have been hit by impacted budget cuts due to COVID-19. The Learning Policy Institute estimates that California will experience a 13.8% decline (about 49,000 jobs) in the teaching force. This is compounded by state budget cuts to higher education, making it more difficult for people of color in low-income communities to pursue degrees in Education.
Early in the pandemic, TK-12 schools were rushed to online instruction, and teachers were learning the technology often along with their students. Resources have been redistributed to support teachers in delivering online instruction and to support students with technology and WIFI to support access to online instruction. However, while some teachers have been able to use technology to teach their classes, other teachers need greater support in transitioning from in-person instruction to virtual modes. This includes the need for online platforms and tools to support TK-12 teachers delivering course content. Teachers and recent graduates with experience using these platforms who have online skills will continue to be in high demand as schools work to integrate the best of these platforms, even when they return to in-person classes.
Another trend will be an increased focus on those students whose performance and engagement are dropping significantly in the virtual environment. Schools need to find more tools to help students cope and motivate them to complete their assignments, engage in the lessons, and interact socially, even if it is online. They need to make sure students are prepared for state testing, passing the grade level, and not being left behind.
Other trends include the need for more cooperating teachers to support student-teacher candidates across all levels and content areas. As many teachers struggle to provide instruction through virtual environments, it is additionally challenging to support student-teacher candidates who are completing their credentials at nearby universities and wanting to enter the teaching profession. Additional challenges are allowing student-teacher candidates to record their teaching while working with students, so they may complete and pass their high-stakes assessments. When these obstacles prevent student-teacher candidates from completing their path toward their credential, fewer teachers are able to enter the profession, disrupting the quality of education that schools can provide to TK-12 students because districts will be forced to hire those with substandard credentials.
What skills stand out on Outreach Manager resumes?
Jann Pataray-Ching, Ph.D.: -The ability to use technology in online platforms
-The ability to speak multiple languages
-Teaching experience
-Completion of state certifications and assessments for the teaching credential.
-The willingness to teach in urban, rural, and low-income communities
-The ability to advocate and teach for racial and social justice
-Secondary credentials and added authorizations in bilingual education and computer science.
-Master's degrees in Education to strengthen the credential
What are the biggest trends we'll see in the Outreach Manager job market given the pandemic?
Dr. Malissa Scheuring Leipold: The biggest trends we have and will continue to see in the job market given the pandemic is the need for more teachers who are comfortable with classroom based educational technology, as well as the uncertainly of the environment. We have seen a mass exodus of those nearing retirement and those who struggle with a complete commitment to the teaching profession. The need for teachers who are adaptable and positive in the face of uncertainly are craved by the schools and school districts, across public and private schools.
We have also seen a rapid growth in the need for home-based tutors to accompany children along the remote learning journey, as well as a request for teachers who would be willing to teach in the pod model where small groups of families group together and have their children educated together in their home under the guidance of qualified educational bodies. There are more jobs in education available than we can fill with our college graduates.
What Outreach Manager skills would you recommend for someone trying to advance their career?
Dr. Malissa Scheuring Leipold: If a graduate needs to take a gap year, I would recommend that they keep their footing in the education field in some manner. Whether this is training in educational platforms, like Google Classroom or IXL which have become very popular among PK-12 schooling, this will enhance the skills which are now required in most classrooms today since the current climate dictates whether schooling may be in-person one day and remote another. Such classes/workshops are offered through colleges and universities, such as Iona, as well as through professional educator groups, such as Kappa Delta Pi, which is an international honor society in education. Also, every curricular area has professional memberships for teachers, and they consistently offer refresher workshops which keep teachers abreast of the latest in their field. Employers want to know that their teacher candidates and teachers take the initiative to be lifelong learners and model continuous best practice.
What general advice would you give to an Outreach Manager?
Dr. Malissa Scheuring Leipold: General advice I would give to a graduate beginning their career is to take one day at a time. In my many years in education, I have always been able to map out a general plan of action to be implemented in the classroom, but the pandemic has changed everything. You need to be ready for the unexpected, and don't let it throw you. The field of education is never predictable, so the more comfortable one gets with uncertainty and being adaptable without being resentful or stubborn, the more you can embrace the beauty of changing children's lives for the better. I would also emphasize the importance of personal relationships. Reach out to those with whom you are working, call them by name, make it more than about work by asking how they are doing. Also, they should call parents on a consistent basis, especially when their child is doing well and simply say, "Hi, I am here for you and am with you in your desire to see your child succeed." This will go miles. Last, believe in yourself yet be selfless by always keeping the best interest of the students at heart and compassionate. If you do this, everything else will fall into place.