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Instructional Designer jobs: 44 open roles

Open instructional designer jobs taken from employers’ own career sites and checked to still be open.

The market for instructional designer work

Every figure names its source. Skills and AI-skill shares describe the whole Design function this title sits in. Outlook, pay and AI-use figures are for the government category “Training and development specialists”, the closest occupation to this title.

Verified open instructional designer jobs
44

Source: NextChapter, checked against employer career sites, last 7 days.

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Employment outlook
Projected to grow 11% from 2025 to 2035 (much faster than average).

Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–2035.

National median pay, all levels
$69,280

Source: BLS OEWS, 2025.

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Openings a year nationally, growth plus replacement
46,000

Source: BLS Employment Projections.

AI use at work
Among training and development specialists, AI is already used for some of the tasks.

Source: Anthropic Economic Index.

Design openings that ask for AI skills
14%

Source: NextChapter verified openings.

Design openings that are remote
11%

Source: NextChapter verified openings.

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Skills most often named in openings

  1. 1. figma10%
  2. 2. project management5%
  3. 3. autocad4%
  4. 4. photoshop4%
  5. 5. illustrator4%
  6. 6. excel3%
  7. 7. revit3%
  8. 8. agile3%

AI skills worth building for this work

  1. 1. AI tools in daily work
  2. 2. Gen-AI assistants (ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude)
  3. 3. Prompt design
  4. 4. AI coding assistants
  5. 5. AI workflow automation
  6. 6. Automation platforms (Zapier, n8n, Power Automate)

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Where instructional designer experience can go next

Career moves the skills carry over to, closest fit first. Time is how long a move usually takes.

  • UX research

    Close fit · A few months

    Research is the part of design closest to the business decision.

    Carries over: User empathy, Usability testing, Synthesis

  • Product management

    Adjacent · Longer (6+ months)

    Designer-turned-product-managers are common and valued for their customer instincts.

    Carries over: User-centered thinking, Prototyping, Working with engineers

  • Content and communications

    Adjacent · Quick switch (weeks)

    Content teams value people who can write and make things look right.

    Carries over: Storytelling, Brand voice, Creative production

  • Product marketing

    Stretch · A few months

    Product marketing needs people who can make a product's value obvious; designers do that visually.

    Carries over: Visual storytelling, Brand, Customer insight

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Open instructional designer jobs

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Design jobs in the rankings

Rankings about design jobs

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Where instructional designer jobs are

Between jobs? Unemployment benefits and severance rules in these states, or in every state.

Employers hiring instructional designers

  • McGraw-Hill Education 2
  • Anduril Industries 2
  • Borough of Manhattan Community College 1
  • Steampunk 1
  • GE HealthCare Technologies 1
  • University of North Texas System 1
  • Regions Financial 1
  • UGI 1
  • EliseAI 1
  • Pike Electric 1

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