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Working As A Senior Instructional Designer

Interacting With Computers
Training and Teaching Others
Getting Information
Thinking Creatively
Making Decisions and Solving Problems

Mostly Sitting
$69,510
Average Salary

What Does A Senior Instructional Designer Do

A Senior Instructional Designer analyzes and develops complex learning solutions to support business and performance objectives. They organize and prepare course plans.

How To Become A Senior Instructional Designer

Instructional coordinators need a master’s degree and related work experience, such as teaching or school administration. Coordinators in public schools may be required to have a state-issued license.

Education

Most employers, particularly public schools, require instructional coordinators to have a master’s degree in education or curriculum and instruction. Some instructional coordinators have a degree in the field they plan to specialize in, such as math or history.

Master’s degree programs in curriculum and instruction teach about curriculum design, instructional theory, and collecting and analyzing data. To enter these programs, candidates usually need a bachelor’s degree in teaching.

Licenses, Certifications, and Registrations

Instructional coordinators in public schools may be required to have a license, such as a teaching license or an education administrator license. For information about teaching licenses, see the profile on high school teachers. For information about education administrator licenses, see the profile on elementary, middle, and high school principals. Check with your state’s Board of Education for specific license requirements.

Work Experience in a Related Occupation

Most instructional coordinators need several years of related work experience. Experience working as a teacher or as a principal is helpful. For some positions, experience teaching a specific subject or grade level may be required.

Important Qualities

Analytical skills. Instructional coordinators examine student test data and evaluate teaching strategies. Based on their analysis, coordinators recommend improvements in curriculums and teaching.

Communication skills. Instructional coordinators need to clearly explain changes in the curriculum and teaching standards to teachers, principals, and school staff.

Decisionmaking skills. Instructional coordinators must be able to make sound decisions when recommending changes to curriculums, teaching methods, and textbooks.

Interpersonal skills. Instructional coordinators need to be able to establish and maintain positive working relationships with teachers, principals, and other administrators.

Leadership skills. Instructional coordinators serve as mentors to teachers. They train teachers in developing useful and effective teaching techniques.

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Senior Instructional Designer Career Paths

Senior Instructional Designer

Senior Designer/Project Manager Senior Project Manager

Account Director

9 Yearsyrs

Training Manager General Manager Account Executive

Business Development Manager

9 Yearsyrs

Senior Project Manager Business Developer

Chief Executive Officer

8 Yearsyrs

Development Manager Program Manager Senior Manager

Director Of Information

10 Yearsyrs

Product Manager Sales Consultant Sales Trainer

Director Of Sales Training

9 Yearsyrs

Manager, Learning & Development Director Of Human Resources Organizational Development Consultant

Director, Learning And Development

12 Yearsyrs

Development Manager Marketing Manager Senior Consultant

Information Technology Manager

8 Yearsyrs

Lead Instructional Designer Curriculum Developer Instructional Designer

Learning Manager

8 Yearsyrs

Program Director Recruiter Training Manager

Manager, Learning & Development

10 Yearsyrs

Senior Manager Controller Human Resources Manager

Organizational Development Manager

9 Yearsyrs

Learning Consultant Training Consultant Project Manager

Product Manager

7 Yearsyrs

Learning Consultant Project Manager

Program Manager

8 Yearsyrs

Lead Instructional Designer Training Manager Human Resources Manager

Resource Project Manager

8 Yearsyrs

E-Learning Developer Senior Software Engineer Information Technology Manager

Senior Information Technology Manager

10 Yearsyrs

Instructional Design Manager Project Manager Senior Project Manager

Senior Product Manager

9 Yearsyrs

Training Manager Operations Manager Project Manager

Senior Project Manager

12 Yearsyrs

Program Director Trainer Training Manager

Senior Training Manager

8 Yearsyrs

Senior Manager Senior Project Manager Director Of Product Development

Vice President Product Development

12 Yearsyrs

Senior Project Manager Senior Product Manager Marketing Director

Vice President, Business Development

13 Yearsyrs

Senior Designer/Project Manager Design Consultant Senior Project Manager

Vice President, Technology

11 Yearsyrs

Average Length of Employment

Senior Technical Trainer 4.1 years
Senior Designer/Project Manager 3.9 years
Instructional Developer/Designer 3.7 years
Senior Training Specialist 3.6 years
Instructional Design Technologist 3.4 years
Instructional Design Specialist 3.4 years
Senior Instructional Systems Designer 3.3 years
Training Developer 3.3 years
Learning And Development Consultant 3.3 years
Instructional Design Manager 3.2 years
Training Consultant 3.2 years
Learning Development Specialist 3.1 years
Instructional Designer And Trainer 3.1 years
Senior Instructional Designer 3.0 years
Instructional Systems Designer 3.0 years
Learning Consultant 3.0 years
Course Developer 2.9 years
Curriculum Developer 2.8 years
Instructional Designer 2.8 years
Lead Instructional Designer 2.7 years
E-Learning Manager 2.7 years
E-Learning Designer 2.6 years
Curriculum Designer 2.6 years
Instructional Design Consultant 2.5 years
Elearning Specialist 2.2 years
Contract Instructional Designer 1.3 years
Instructional Designer Internship 1.1 years

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Senior Instructional Designer Demographics

Gender

Female
53.5%
Male
44.7%
Unknown
1.9%

Ethnicity

White
82.7%
Hispanic or Latino
8.4%
Asian
6.8%
Unknown
1.5%
Black or African American
0.6%

Languages Spoken

Spanish
35.7%
French
16.7%
Chinese
7.1%
German
7.1%
Mandarin
7.1%
Japanese
4.8%
Swedish
2.4%
Portuguese
2.4%
Cantonese
2.4%
Sanskrit
2.4%
Cheyenne
2.4%
Polish
2.4%
Arabic
2.4%
Tamil
2.4%
Hindi
2.4%

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Senior Instructional Designer Education

Schools

University of Phoenix
10.3%
Capella University
8.5%
Florida State University
7.0%
University of Central Florida
6.6%
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
5.5%
San Diego State University
5.5%
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
5.5%
Georgia State University
4.8%
University of Georgia
4.4%
Indiana University Bloomington
4.4%
University of South Florida
4.1%
San Francisco State University
4.1%
Pennsylvania State University
4.1%
Utah State University
4.1%
Walden University
3.7%
George Mason University
3.7%
University of Washington
3.7%
Wayne State University
3.3%
University of North Texas
3.3%
Nova Southeastern University
3.3%

Majors

Degrees

Masters
48.8%
Bachelors
24.3%
Other
12.1%
Doctorate
6.7%
Certificate
5.0%
Associate
2.7%
Diploma
0.3%
License
0.1%

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Real Senior Instructional Designer Salaries

Job Title	Company	Location	Start Date	Salary
Senior Manager, Instructional Design	Abbott Laboratories	Parkersburg, IL	Jan 19, 2010	$109,521
Senior Instructional Designer	LRN Corporation	New York, NY	Oct 01, 2012	$98,000
Senior Instructional Designer	Informatica Corporation	Redwood City, CA	Mar 02, 2011	$79,000
SR. Instructional Designer	University of Phoenix, Inc., An Apollo Education G	Tempe, AZ	Jun 23, 2014	$75,679
Senior Instructional Designer	Arizona State University	Mesa, AZ	Oct 09, 2014	$72,633
Senior Instructional Designer	Arizona State University	Mesa, AZ	Sep 10, 2014	$72,633
Senior Instructional Designer and Developer	Illiac Software, Inc.	Champaign, IL	Sep 04, 2015	$71,688
SR. Instructional Designer	Arizona State University	Mesa, AZ	Sep 10, 2012	$71,000
SR. Chemistry Instructional Designer	Sebit, LLC DBA Adaptive Curriculum	Scottsdale, AZ	Jul 01, 2013	$70,655
Senior Instructional Designer	DHL Express (USA), Inc.	Plantation, FL	Sep 02, 2010	$67,000
SR. Instructional Designer	Vivid Learning Systems, Inc.	Pasco, WA	Aug 22, 2011	$65,000
SR. Instructional Designer	Vivid Learning Systems, Inc.	Pasco, WA	Sep 01, 2011	$65,000
Senior Instructional Designer	Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology	Terre Haute, IN	Nov 15, 2015	$62,000
Senior Instructional Designer	Saint Xavier University	Chicago, IL	Aug 01, 2014	$61,283
Senior Instructional Designer	Saint Xavier University	Chicago, IL	Aug 01, 2014	$60,648
Senior Instructional Designer	NIIT (USA), Inc.	IN	May 26, 2014	$60,000
Senior Instructional Designer	Customtbt, LLC	Marietta, GA	Jan 14, 2012	$60,000
Senior Instructional Designer	Texas A&M University	College Station, TX	Jan 11, 2015	$59,496
Senior Analyst Instructional Designer	College of Southern Nevada	Las Vegas, NV	Aug 24, 2009	$58,000
SR. Instructional Designer	Bancroft Technology Group, Inc.	Lynchburg, VA	Aug 31, 2015	$57,750
Senior Analyst Instructional Designer	College of Southern Nevada	Las Vegas, NV	Feb 01, 2013	$56,550 - $58,000

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Top Skills for A Senior Instructional Designer

Top Senior Instructional Designer Skills

Instructional Design
Online Courses
Training Curriculum

You can check out examples of real life uses of top skills on resumes here:

Worked closely with subject matter experts, program managers, and a small team of talented instructional designers.
Assisted faculty with video recording, capturing, editing, and exporting for use in their online courses.
Translated functional and system processes to create course outlines and determine business exercises for work management training curriculum.
Collaborated with subject matter experts from all business units to develop a consensus on process and training implementation.
Skilled in the development of training objectives in collaboration with SMEs to develop dynamic task oriented learning/role oriented learning.