E-learning Developer
Impact: Educational
Designs, develops, and implements online learning programs and materials. This includes creating engaging course content, interactive exercises, assessments, and multimedia elements using various authoring tools and learning management systems (LMS). E-learning Developers work to translate educational objectives into effective digital learning experiences.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Moderate
- Team vs solo
- Balanced
- Client facing
- Always
- Impact visibility
- High
- Travel
- Low
- Schedule flexibility
- Flexible
- Remote work
- Mostly Remote
- Typical work hours
- 40 hours/week
- Stress level
- Moderate
At a glance
- Median salary
- $85,000
- Entry-level
- $60,000
- Senior
- $110,000
- Growth by 2033
- 12
- Demand
- Growing
- Freelance potential
- High
- Salary growth potential
- High
- Typical student debt
- $25,000 - $45,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Instructional Design
- LMS Administration
- Authoring Tools (e.g.
- Articulate Storyline
- Adobe Captivate)
- Multimedia Development
- Project Management
Soft skills
- Communication
- Problem-solving
- Creativity
Technical complexity: High
How to get there
- Minimum education
- Bachelor's degree
- Licensing
- No
- Years to mid-career
- 5
- Years to senior
- 10
- Career switching
- Moderate
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Instructional Designer
- E-learning Developer
- Senior E-learning Developer
- Learning & Development Manager
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- 15
- AI disruption risk
- Moderate
- Demand trend
- Growing
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 3.5/10
- Meaning
- 4/10
- Work-life balance
- 3.5/10
- Prestige
- 7.8/10
- Social perception
- High