Also called: Education specialist (World Bank/UNICEF), Global education advisor
Works for organizations like UNICEF, the World Bank, or NGOs to improve schools in developing countries.
Development specialists design teacher-training programs in Kenya, evaluate literacy projects in Guatemala, or help rebuild schools after disasters. The work mixes fieldwork, data, and diplomacy.
Estimate; international organizations often pay tax-free salaries.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 8 years after high school. Master's in international education, development, or economics, plus field experience (Peace Corps is a common start).
Ways in: Graduate school. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: International Development, Economics, Education.
Shrinking. U.S. foreign aid cuts have reduced many positions; international organizations still hire.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI analyzes program data and drafts reports; fieldwork and diplomacy with ministries stay human, but aid budgets swing.
Classes: A world language, AP Macroeconomics, AP Human Geography.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-3094.
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