Customer Education Specialist

Also called: Customer training manager, Academy manager

Teaches a company's customers how to use its product, through tutorials, webinars, and certification programs.

A day in the life

Customer educators write help courses, record video tutorials, run live webinars, and build online 'academies' with badges and certifications.

Pay over a career

Starting
$55k
Typical
$82k
High
$125k

Estimate.

Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.

Training

Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in education, communications, or a technical field.

Ways in: 4-year college. Training cost: $15k – $60k.

Majors to look at: Education, Communications, Technical Writing.

Outlook

Growing faster than average. Growing with software-as-a-service companies.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. AI chat help and auto-generated tutorials replace much product training; live webinars and course strategy stay human.

Start now, in high school

Classes: AP English Language, Video production, Computer applications.

Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1151.

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