Instructional Coordinators
Develop instructional material, coordinate educational content, and incorporate current technology into instruction in order to provide guidelines to educators and instructors for developing curricula and conducting courses. May train and coach teachers. Includes educational consultants and specialists, and instructional material directors.
227,760 people do this job in the US. $77,440 a year.
of the working time. Estimate.
- 85%
- 15%
- 0%
Measured, from Anthropic's usage data (2025). Counts help on part of a task.
On the chosen pace and reliability. Estimate.
Share of the working time within reach, now to 2030
What each choice means: , , , , . Every pace starts from .
At this date and pace, models finish tasks up to 4.4 h long four times in five.
How far this has come
With GPT-4, measured in March 2023, 0% of this job's working time was within reach at . With Claude 3.7 Sonnet, measured in February 2025, 0%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 11%. Today's estimate: 17%.
A backcast: today's task data with the best model METR had measured by each date. It shows how fast the models have moved, not what anyone forecast at the time.
The tasks
Sorted by . 30 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plan and conduct teacher training programs and conferences dealing with new classroom procedures, instructional materials and equipment, and teaching aids.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 16% | 1 work day3.3 h to 3.1 work days | 6%Half by Sep 2027 | |
| Advise and teach students.Done more than monthly by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 9% | 50 min17 min to 2.5 h | Stays with people | |
| Develop master course documentation or manuals according to applicable accreditation, certification, or other requirements. | 8% | 2.1 work days5 h to 1.3 work weeks | 1%Half by Apr 2028 | |
| Update the content of educational programs to ensure that students are being trained with equipment and processes that are technologically current.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 7% | 1 work day2.5 h to 4.2 work days | 5%Half by Dec 2027 | |
| Design learning products, including Web-based aids or electronic performance support systems. AI observed on this task. | 6% | 1.7 work days3.3 h to 1.3 work weeks | 2%Half by May 2028 | |
| Research, evaluate, and prepare recommendations on curricula, instructional methods, and materials for school systems.Done more than yearly by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 6% | 1.3 work days3.3 h to 4.2 work days | 4%Half by Dec 2027 | |
| Observe work of teaching staff to evaluate performance and to recommend changes that could strengthen teaching skills.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 5% | 1.7 h50 min to 3.3 h | 90%Half by now | |
| Conduct needs assessments and strategic learning assessments to develop the basis for curriculum development or to update curricula. | 5% | 1.3 work days3.3 h to 4.2 work days | 4%Half by Dec 2027 | |
| Research and evaluate emerging instructional technologies or methods. | 5% | 1.3 work days3.3 h to 4.2 work days | 4%Half by Dec 2027 | |
| Conduct or participate in workshops, committees, and conferences designed to promote the intellectual, social, and physical welfare of students.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 3% | 3.3 h1.3 h to 6.7 h | 41%Half by Nov 2026 | |
| Interpret and enforce provisions of state education codes and rules and regulations of state education boards.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 2% | 1.3 h25 min to 4.2 h | 69%Half by now | |
| Analyze performance data to determine effectiveness of instructional systems, courses, or instructional materials. AI observed on this task. | 2% | 5 h1.7 h to 2.1 work days | 15%Half by Jun 2027 |
Within reach, per task: the share of the task's time whose instances are short enough for a model to finish at the chosen date, pace and reliability. Half by: the date half of that time comes within reach.
Jobs that share skills with this one
From O*NET's related occupations. Within reach now and by the end of 2028, long-run pace, four in five.
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- Education Teachers, Postsecondary19% now, 66% by 2028
- Training and Development Managers4% now, 76% by 2028
- Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School34% now, 39% by 2028
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education29% now, 35% by 2028
- Special Education Teachers, Secondary School22% now, 31% by 2028
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