What job titles to consider for EdTech?

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GoGf63

Visual Sound

GoGf63
Jan 6 4 Comments

I am a former classroom teacher with a Master's in instructional technology. I left schools three years ago to become a trainer/consultant for a local company but would like to explore an Ed Tech position.

It's hard to figure out what roles to look at because I want to do implementation, training, support, etc. However it seems that roles are either offering close to minimum wage (according to LinkedIn and Indeed) or are sales positions when I read the description.

Any help would be appreciated. TIA. #jobopening

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  • Look for customer success roles. Feels like an easy fit.
    Jan 6 0
  • New
    enBT65

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    enBT65
    I used to work in effect. There are a lot of roles uniques to this space.

    One role you might want to consider based on your teaching exp and your masters is an instructional designer. Scope out and design curricula for online courseware. Pay ranges between 60-120k.

    Other roles could be on the client support / implementation side however those usually require a bit more technical chops.

    The coding bootcamp space also hires lots of former teachers to work in instructional support and operations roles.
    Jan 6 1
    • Visual Sound
      GoGf63

      Visual Sound

      GoGf63
      OP
      Thank you for the advice. My concern with instruction designer, based on LinkedIn threads before I found blind, is that a lot of companies are looking down on former teachers right now because every former teacher is claiming to be ID without any formal training or experience.

      The client support is more what I'm looking for I think, it's just figuring out which positions are more than a minimum wage help desk role. That's what I seem to get in searches on Indeed.
      Jan 6
  • Amazon
    HIULU

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    HIULU
    Instructional designer is a thing. Pay is horrible even at top companies. Avoid it if you can. If you can design well enough to be an ID you should consider UX or Product Design which pays 3x as much in many cases.

    Other roles: Program Manager, Product Manager, People Experience, Operations.

    There are Learning Product Manager roles where you create an entire learning ecosystem for a company. Entry level pay with no experience around $120k

    Program Managers could be anything from a secretary on a training team to a live trainer, to a leader setting milestones and working with C-suite to push initiatives.
    Jan 12 0