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Employee references are annual US median wages for the cited BLS occupation, which may cover several career paths. Freelance examples add $15,000 for benefits and $20,000 for business costs, then divide by 1,200 billable hours a year. Annual figures are rounded to the nearest $1,000 and hourly figures to the nearest dollar. Figures are before personal taxes, with no percentage fees. Open a guide to see the source or adjust the assumptions in the calculator.
Education & learning
- Employee reference
- $43K/yr
- Freelance example
- $65/hr
BLS · May 2025 · Tutors
Help adult learners improve planning, argument structure, source use, and revision through feedback that preserves the learner's authorship and responsibility for their own work.
View career → Academic writing coach
Education & learning
- Employee reference
- $43K/yr
- Freelance example
- $65/hr
BLS · May 2025 · Tutors
Support adult learners practicing reading and writing through respectful task selection, understandable feedback, and clear boundaries around assessment and specialist support.
View career → Adult literacy facilitator
Education & learning
- Employee reference
- $102K/yr
- Freelance example
- $114/hr
BLS · May 2025 · Project management specialists
Coordinate an apprenticeship program's learning schedule, workplace placements, communication, and progress records while leaving formal eligibility and compliance decisions with authorized staff.
View career → Apprenticeship program coordinator
Education & learning
- Employee reference
- $77K/yr
- Freelance example
- $94/hr
BLS · May 2025 · Instructional Coordinators
Create questions and performance tasks that gather useful evidence about learning while making scoring rules, intended difficulty, and interpretation limits explicit.
View career → Assessment writer
Education & learning
- Employee reference
- $77K/yr
- Freelance example
- $94/hr
BLS · May 2025 · Instructional Coordinators
Organize a sequence of learning experiences around defined outcomes, prerequisite knowledge, practice opportunities, and evidence that the sequence supports the intended task.
View career → Curriculum developer
Education & learning
- Employee reference
- $69K/yr
- Freelance example
- $87/hr
BLS · May 2025 · Training and development specialists
Organize the criteria, evidence records, issuance steps, and maintenance responsibilities behind a learning credential so its meaning remains clear to participants and reviewers.
View career → Digital credential coordinator
Education & learning
- Employee reference
- $106K/yr
- Freelance example
- $117/hr
BLS · May 2025 · Computer systems analysts
Evaluate barriers in learning materials and delivery workflows while helping teams plan practical alternatives and distinguish content issues from platform or instructional responsibilities.
View career → Educational accessibility specialist
Education & learning
- Employee reference
- $89K/yr
- Freelance example
- $103/hr
BLS · May 2025 · Operations Research Analysts
Organize and interpret learning-related records so an education team can understand participation, progression, and differences requiring careful investigation rather than assumptions.
View career → Educational data analyst
Education & learning
- Employee reference
- $73K/yr
- Freelance example
- $90/hr
BLS · May 2025 · Sound engineering technicians
Create audio learning material that uses explanation, examples, and listener prompts to support a clear learning task without depending on unseen visual information.
View career → Educational podcast producer
Education & learning
- Employee reference
- $102K/yr
- Freelance example
- $114/hr
BLS · May 2025 · Project management specialists
Coordinate learning schedules, participant information, staff responsibilities, and delivery records so an educational program can operate with clear and current instructions.
View career → Education program coordinator
Education & learning
- Employee reference
- $102K/yr
- Freelance example
- $114/hr
BLS · May 2025 · Project management specialists
Coordinate a learning research project's scheduling, participant communications, materials, and records while keeping research design and interpretation with the responsible investigators.
View career → Education research coordinator
Education & learning
- Employee reference
- $69K/yr
- Freelance example
- $87/hr
BLS · May 2025 · Training and development specialists
Turn an approved learning design into a functional digital module with clear interactions, feedback, accessible assets, and dependable completion behavior.
View career → Elearning developer
Education & learning
- Employee reference
- $78K/yr
- Freelance example
- $94/hr
BLS · May 2025 · Editors
Review learning material for clarity, consistency, objective alignment, and practical usability while coordinating factual questions with the relevant subject experts.
View career → Instructional content editor
Education & learning
- Employee reference
- $75K/yr
- Freelance example
- $92/hr
BLS · May 2025 · Camera operators, television, video, and film
Produce training videos that connect visible demonstrations, narration, captions, and practice prompts to a clearly defined learning objective.
View career → Instructional video specialist
Education & learning
- Employee reference
- $102K/yr
- Freelance example
- $114/hr
BLS · May 2025 · Project management specialists
Organize internship onboarding, assignments, supervisor communication, and feedback so participants have a clear learning purpose and an understandable route for support.
View career → Internship program coordinator
Education & learning
- Employee reference
- $140K/yr
- Freelance example
- $145/hr
BLS · May 2025 · Database Architects
Build dependable learning-data transformations and shared metrics so reporting about participation, completion, and activity can be traced to consistent definitions.
View career → Learning analytics engineer
Education & learning
- Employee reference
- $75K/yr
- Freelance example
- $91/hr
BLS · May 2025 · Public relations specialists
Organize discussion, peer practice, and participation norms so learners can contribute meaningfully and connect shared activities to the purpose of the learning community.
View career → Learning community facilitator
Education & learning
- Employee reference
- $89K/yr
- Freelance example
- $103/hr
BLS · May 2025 · Operations Research Analysts
Examine evidence about a learning program's delivery and application while distinguishing participant satisfaction from changes in knowledge, behavior, or organizational outcomes.
View career → Learning evaluation analyst
Education & learning
- Employee reference
- $69K/yr
- Freelance example
- $87/hr
BLS · May 2025 · Training and development specialists
Connect a learner's needs, motivation, practice context, and support resources into a coherent experience that extends beyond a single presentation or module.
View career → Learning experience designer
Education & learning
- Employee reference
- $99K/yr
- Freelance example
- $112/hr
BLS · May 2025 · Network and Computer Systems Administrators
Maintain course access, enrollment structures, reporting settings, and routine platform operations so learning teams can deliver and troubleshoot their programs consistently.
View career → Learning platform administrator
Education & learning
- Employee reference
- $77K/yr
- Freelance example
- $94/hr
BLS · May 2025 · Instructional Coordinators
Turn collection themes and interpretation goals into learning activities that fit visitor interests, available spaces, and opportunities for meaningful participation.
View career → Museum learning producer
Education & learning
- Employee reference
- $102K/yr
- Freelance example
- $114/hr
BLS · May 2025 · Management analysts
Coordinate course launches, participant access, content updates, and support handoffs so a digital learning offer remains manageable after its first publication.
View career → Online course operations manager
Education & learning
- Employee reference
- $64K/yr
- Freelance example
- $83/hr
BLS · May 2025 · School and career counselors and advisors
Help organizations or individuals define observable skill evidence and consistent assessment criteria without equating a test result with an entire person's potential.
View career → Skills assessment consultant
Education & learning
- Employee reference
- $64K/yr
- Freelance example
- $83/hr
BLS · May 2025 · School and career counselors and advisors
Help learners connect interests and demonstrated experience with career research, application choices, and small experiments without presenting one route as a guaranteed outcome.
View career → Student career adviser
Education & learning
- Employee reference
- $43K/yr
- Freelance example
- $65/hr
BLS · May 2025 · Tutors
Support adult learners in planning realistic study routines, choosing practice methods, and reflecting on what helps them understand and retain the material.
View career → Study strategies coach
Education & learning
- Employee reference
- $77K/yr
- Freelance example
- $94/hr
BLS · May 2025 · Instructional Coordinators
Facilitate professional learning for educators around an agreed practice change using relevant examples, structured discussion, and opportunities to try and reflect.
View career → Teacher development facilitator
Education & learning
- Employee reference
- $69K/yr
- Freelance example
- $87/hr
BLS · May 2025 · Training and development specialists
Investigate performance gaps to determine what learners need to do differently and whether training, clearer processes, or another intervention is the appropriate response.
View career → Training needs analyst
Education & learning
- Employee reference
- $102K/yr
- Freelance example
- $114/hr
BLS · May 2025 · Project management specialists
Organize tutor availability, learner matching, session records, and escalation pathways while keeping instructional and safeguarding decisions with the responsible program owners.
View career → Tutoring program coordinator
Education & learning
- Employee reference
- $69K/yr
- Freelance example
- $87/hr
BLS · May 2025 · Training and development specialists
Help employees practice a specific workplace skill through structured reflection, feedback, and manageable experiments connected to their actual responsibilities.
View career → Workplace learning coach
Education & learning
- Employee reference
- $69K/yr
- Freelance example
- $87/hr
BLS · May 2025 · Training and development specialists
Design a bounded workshop around participant tasks, active practice, timing, and facilitator decisions so the session can be delivered and evaluated consistently.
View career → Workshop curriculum consultant