STEM Program Coordinator
Impact: STEM workforce readiness and student achievement through expert STEM programme coordination
Design, implement, and manage STEM education programmes for K-12 schools, community organisations, and informal learning settings. Develop curriculum, recruit and train instructors, manage programme logistics, build community partnerships, and measure programme impact on student STEM interest and achievement.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Moderate
- Team vs solo
- 60% Team / 40% Solo
- Client facing
- Sometimes
- Impact visibility
- Moderate
- Travel
- 15 to 25% for school visits and community events
- Schedule flexibility
- Moderate
- Remote work
- Hybrid
- Typical work hours
- 38 to 50 hours/week
- Stress level
- Moderate
At a glance
- Median salary
- $85,000
- Entry-level
- $45,000 - $65,000
- Senior
- $130,000+
- Growth by 2033
- 8% (as fast as average)
- Demand
- Growing
- Freelance potential
- Very Low
- Salary growth potential
- Moderate - 50 to 65% growth from entry to senior
- Typical student debt
- Low
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- 65
Soft skills
- 35
Technical complexity: Moderate
How to get there
- Minimum education
- Bachelor's Degree
- Licensing
- No
- Years to mid-career
- 1 to 3 years
- Years to senior
- 4 to 7 years
- Career switching
- Moderate
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- STEM Educator > STEM Programme Coordinator > Senior STEM Coordinator > Director of STEM Programmes > VP of Education
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- 15% low risk as STEM programme coordination requires human relationship management
- AI disruption risk
- Low
- Demand trend
- Growing
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 7/10
- Meaning
- 7/10
- Work-life balance
- 6.5/10
- Prestige
- 7/10
- Social perception
- High