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Job outlook for transition coordinators in the United States
Are transition coordinator jobs in demand?
Transition coordinator job and salary trends over time
Transition coordinator jobs over time
Transition coordinator job growth rate over time
| Year | # of jobs | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 854 | 0.00% |
| 2020 | 858 | 0.00% |
| 2019 | 867 | 0.00% |
| 2018 | 841 | 0.00% |
| 2017 | 824 | 0.00% |
Average transition coordinator salary over time
Transition coordinator salary by year
| Year | Avg. salary | Hourly rate | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $50,412 | $24.24 | +2.6% |
| 2024 | $49,151 | $23.63 | +3.9% |
| 2023 | $47,314 | $22.75 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | $46,431 | $22.32 | +4.1% |
| 2021 | $44,594 | $21.44 | +3.2% |
Transition coordinator jobs by state
Most common states for transition coordinators
| Rank | State | Population | # of jobs | Employment/ 1000ppl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vermont | 623,657 | 139 | 22% |
| 2 | Rhode Island | 1,059,639 | 193 | 18% |
| 3 | Delaware | 961,939 | 169 | 18% |
| 4 | Wyoming | 579,315 | 100 | 17% |
| 5 | Maine | 1,335,907 | 198 | 15% |
| 6 | North Dakota | 755,393 | 114 | 15% |
| 7 | District of Columbia | 693,972 | 99 | 14% |
| 8 | New Mexico | 2,088,070 | 270 | 13% |
| 9 | West Virginia | 1,815,857 | 234 | 13% |
| 10 | South Dakota | 869,666 | 104 | 12% |
| 11 | Alaska | 739,795 | 89 | 12% |
| 12 | Alabama | 4,874,747 | 528 | 11% |
| 13 | Idaho | 1,716,943 | 187 | 11% |
| 14 | Oklahoma | 3,930,864 | 382 | 10% |
| 15 | Hawaii | 1,427,538 | 148 | 10% |
| 16 | Massachusetts | 6,859,819 | 645 | 9% |
| 17 | Virginia | 8,470,020 | 504 | 6% |
| 18 | New Hampshire | 1,342,795 | 85 | 6% |
| 19 | Montana | 1,050,493 | 66 | 6% |
| 20 | Colorado | 5,607,154 | 270 | 5% |
Most common cities for transition coordinators
| Rank | City | # of jobs | Employment/ 1000ppl | Avg. salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newark | 2 | 6% | $46,249 |
| 2 | Amherst | 1 | 3% | $48,036 |
| 3 | Lakewood | 1 | 2% | $55,140 |
| 4 | Buena Park | 1 | 1% | $58,161 |
| 5 | Cary | 1 | 1% | $40,713 |
| 6 | Fort Smith | 1 | 1% | $47,683 |
| 7 | Lakewood | 1 | 1% | $58,209 |
| 8 | Metairie | 1 | 1% | $41,868 |
| 9 | Los Angeles | 2 | 0% | $58,331 |
| 10 | Albuquerque | 1 | 0% | $60,750 |
| 11 | Boston | 1 | 0% | $47,484 |
| 12 | Chicago | 1 | 0% | $53,947 |
| 13 | Detroit | 1 | 0% | $37,723 |
Transition Coordinator job outlook: Expert opinions
Our panel of transition coordinator experts
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Seattle University
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Frostburg State University
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University of Maine
Paige Atterholt
Adjunct ProfessorHeidelberg University
Will there be an enduring impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Transition Coordinators?
Paige Atterholt: I think now, being in year 2 of the pandemic, I think if anything there will be more jobs for graduates. Just looking through the jobs online, there are many opportunities for graduates to get a job. I think the older community retired when things got bad, which opened the door for the younger generation.
What will help Transition Coordinators increase their earning potential?
Paige Atterholt: There are many ways a teacher can increase their earning potential. This can be done through continuing education, maybe looking at a Masters or more to move up on the pay scale. Teachers can advise student council, tutoring, or even look at coaching to earn more money. There's vast opportunities in the world of education! Schools always need teachers who are well-rounded.
What soft skills should all Transition Coordinators possess?
Stuart Greenfield Ph.D.: Given the changing demographics that the country has experienced, the entire education continuum must change. According to the Brookings Institution, Brookings, the non-Hispanic White population in the under 18 cohort since 2000 has declined.
As you'll note from the occupations that are projected to increase the greatest, most require face-to-face contact, so that soft-skills will be necessary. I would also expect that critical thinking skills will be needed as more responsibility will be required of front-line workers.
Theresa Earenfight Ph.D.
Professor of History, Director, Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies ProgramSeattle University
History Department
Will there be an enduring impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Transition Coordinators?
Theresa Earenfight Ph.D.: As a historian of the European Middle Ages, I'm struck by how students this past year have acquired something scarce: historical empathy. The past can seem so remote, so very different from our lived experiences today, and this can make history seem irrelevant. But this fall, I was teaching a section on the bubonic plague, which historians of medicine now know was a global pandemic, not just an epidemic in Europe. Usually, students are fascinated by the gruesome medical details, but not this group.
They did not need or want to look death in the eyes. They wanted to know how did people react? How did they get back to normal? When we ticked off the list of reactions--fear, distrust of science (such as it was in 1348), xenophobia, scapegoating, economic collapse, hoarding supplies, turn to religion, gallows humor about worms crawling about corpses--they got it. When we talked about the aftermath--eat, drink, be merry, and protest the inequality--they got it. That is historical empathy, and I'm sad that this was how it had to be learned, but it will give them broader compassion that can encompass people alive today.
What type of skills will young Transition Coordinators need?
Theresa Earenfight Ph.D.: Science. They will need to learn and trust scientific knowledge-social work. We have a lot of work to do to repair the social fabric. Art. We need to know to express our pain in creative ways.
Will there be an enduring impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Transition Coordinators?
Dr. Frederick Gordon Ph.D.: Graduate students will need to refocus on the changing institutional role, being both remote and in-person, and impacting agency goals and performance.
How do you envision technology impacting Transition Coordinators in the next 5 years?
Dr. Adelaide Kelly-Massoud: Well, every teacher and teacher candidate was thrust into distance learning. Misguided attempts to foster understanding often leaned our adult distant learning pedagogy. Teachers, and those who prepare teachers, found their job to research, define, design, and implement meaningful teaching and learning using a virtual platform. Words such as synchronous and asynchronous are now a part of our everyday vernacular. But there is a much more optimistic change on the horizon that we can thank coronavirus for.
Communication and collaboration have been forced to change. Parents and Teachers are more connected and have been put in a position to leverage technology to build networks of support and consistent dialog. I urge teachers to leverage this in their future as we work to reopening schools; we should learn from this experience to leverage technology to keep us connected.
Jamelyn Tobery-Nystrom
Coordinator of M.Ed. Special EducationFrostburg State University
Educational Professions
What type of skills will young Transition Coordinators need?
Jamelyn Tobery-Nystrom: Special education needs are wide and varying, depending on position and state/jurisdiction needs. In general, knowledge and experience in the Autism Spectrum is a high need area. Knowledge and skills in behavioral/mental health are also in demand. Indeed, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ability to adapt instruction online is a new skill area for special education teachers.
Leanna Biddle
Career Education ManagerColorado State University
Career Center and Warner College of Natural Resources
Will there be an enduring impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Transition Coordinators?
Leanna Biddle: Last March, with COVID-19 and the shift to virtual business and engagement, the economy was negatively impacted, shown by high unemployment rates and business closures. Though this was unforeseen for many, jobs in this field have started to recover. As a Career Education Manager, I have seen the following: employers actively attending and engaging in virtual career fairs, job opportunities available for graduates, and the advertisement of internship opportunities for current students, offered both in-person and virtually.
In the career world, the new word I use is pivoting, looking for different ways to stand out as a candidate. It may not be as simple as applying for opportunities - there are different strategies to consider: attending networking events offered at your institution and/or in the community, making connections with faculty and staff in the field, and leaning into engagement opportunities, whether that be nationwide with an organization, like the American Fisheries Society, or volunteering in your city.
We don't know what the lasting impact will be. The landscape is still changing by the day, with hiring fluctuations and changing employer needs. I do know that graduates are not alone in this process; many institutions offer career support for recent graduates and alum.
Will there be an enduring impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Transition Coordinators?
Crisanne Blackie: During the coronavirus pandemic, our graduates experienced many losses as they finished their final year of college. They have also been given opportunities to build new skills.This will be a memorable as well as formative time. Graduates have become resilient and have developed the capacity to adapt to change quickly. They will bring, to the workforce, a new outlook and adaptability. Graduates will find themselves in unexpected places and excel in ways that they would never have predicted and, in doing so, will achieve greatness.