Building apps, games, platforms, and AI tutors that change how people learn.
Top pay: highest pay, longest training
EdTech Software Engineer: Builds the apps and platforms students and teachers use, like Duolingo, Khan Academy, Canvas, or Google Classroom. Typical pay $133k.
EdTech Product Manager: Decides what features an education app should build next, working between teachers, engineers, and designers. Typical pay $145k.
Learning Engineer / Learning Scientist: Uses research on how people learn, plus data and AI, to design and test better learning tools. Typical pay $125k.
Education Data Scientist: Analyzes data from schools and learning platforms to predict which students need help and what teaching works. Typical pay $113k.
Mid pay: solid pay, degree or apprenticeship
EdTech Startup Founder: Starts a company that builds a new learning product, from tutoring apps to classroom tools. Typical pay $90k.
Learning Experience (UX) Designer: Designs how education apps look and feel so they're easy and engaging for kids, teachers, and adult learners. Typical pay $98k.
Educational Game Designer: Designs video games and interactive experiences that teach math, science, history, or job skills. Typical pay $85k.
EdTech Sales Representative: Sells learning software and curriculum to school districts and universities. Typical pay $90k.
EdTech Efficacy Researcher: Runs studies to find out if a learning app actually helps students learn, comparing classrooms that use it with those that don't. Typical pay $100k.
Student Information System Administrator: Runs the software that holds every student's schedule, grades and attendance, and connects it to all the learning apps a district uses. Typical pay $68k.
Starter: fastest way in
School IT Support Technician: Keeps student laptops, classroom screens, and school networks working. Typical pay $52k.
EdTech Customer Support Specialist: Answers questions and solves problems for teachers and students using a learning app. Typical pay $42k.
Online Course Creator / YouTube Educator: Creates and sells online courses or makes educational videos, earning from ads, sponsors, and sales. Typical pay $25k.
AI Training Data Specialist (Education): Reviews and writes example answers to teach AI tutors and chatbots to explain math, science, or writing correctly. Typical pay $45k.
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