Instructional Designer skills employers ask for

The most-asked skills

Share of Instructional Designer postings that mention each skill.

1. Training and coaching43%
2. Curriculum developmentdistinctive41%
3. Teachingdistinctive32%
4. Instructional designdistinctive28%
5. Leadership23%
6. Research17%
7. Communication16%
8. Process improvement13%
9. Stakeholder management11%
10. Problem solving10%
11. Agiledistinctive8%
12. Project management7%
13. Budgeting7%
14. Graphic designdistinctive7%
15. Quality control7%

“Distinctive” means Instructional Designer postings ask for it at least three times as often as jobs overall.

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Where Instructional Designer skills carry over

Roles whose postings ask for the most similar skills. Overlap counts the skills that define each role most.

• Training and Development Specialist87% overlapShared: Instructional design, Curriculum development, Training and coaching, TeachingHow to switch
• Training and Development Manager77% overlapShared: Instructional design, Curriculum development, Training and coaching, Process improvementHow to switch
• College Instructor66% overlapShared: Curriculum development, Teaching, Leadership, CommunicationHow to switch
• Animal Trainer57% overlapShared: Curriculum development, Communication

Questions

What skills does a Instructional Designer need?

In 189 current Instructional Designer job postings, the skills asked for most often are Training and coaching (43%), Curriculum development (41%), Teaching (32%), Instructional design (28%), Leadership (23%). Percentages are the share of postings that mention each skill.

What jobs can a Instructional Designer move into?

Measured by shared skill demand, the closest roles are Training and Development Specialist, Training and Development Manager, College Instructor, Animal Trainer. Training and Development Specialist shares skills such as Instructional design, Curriculum development, Training and coaching.