Occupation Atlasinstructional designer
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/a9c30651-ccbc-4a80-900c-7880615cdf6e
instructional designer
Instructional designers develop instructional material for training courses using multimedia technology and authoring tools. They aim to create instructional experiences which make the acquisition of knowledge and skills more efficient, effective, and appealing.
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Job Zone
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Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed
Considerable preparation. Usually a bachelor's degree plus several years of work-related experience, knowledge, or training.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
SICSocial · Investigative · Conventional — the three strongest interests, in order
- S Social5.64
- I Investigative4.03
- C Conventional3.76
- E Enterprising3.68
- A Artistic3.19
- R Realistic2.03
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Training and Development Specialists (13-1151.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its close O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (36)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- apply ICT terminology
- apply teaching strategies
- apply tools for content development
- authoring software
- cognitive psychology
- compile content
- conduct content quality assurance
- conduct educational activities
- content development processes
- create SCORM packages
- create script for artistic production
- design web-based courses
- develop digital content
- develop digital educational materials
- identify ICT user needs
- identify customer requirements
- identify training needs
- instructional design models
- instructional strategies
- learning management systems
- manage content development projects
- manage content metadata
- proofread text
- provide multimedia content
- provide written content
- publishing strategy
- standards for web-based e-learning
- structure information
- task algorithmisation
- teach writing
- translate requirement concepts into content
- translate requirements into visual design
- use different communication channels
- use markup languages
- use scripting programming
- web programming
Optional (23)
- AJAX
- Absorb (learning management systems)
- Brightspace (learning management systems)
- Canvas (learning management systems)
- Edmodo
- Engrade
- Grovo
- JavaScript
- LAMS
- Litmos
- Moodle
- Sakai
- Schoology
- Taleo
- WizIQ
- augmented reality
- build business relationships
- develop creative ideas
- give live presentation
- interactive media
- keep up-to-date with training subjects
- perform ICT troubleshooting
- perform project management
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
Closest occupations
Compare any occupation →ESCO occupations that share the most of this occupation's 36 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
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technical communicator
11 shared · 13 more of its ownapply ICT terminology, apply tools for content development, publishing strategy, compile content
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digital media designer
7 shared · 17 more of its ownpublishing strategy, authoring software, provide multimedia content, task algorithmisation
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e-learning architect
6 shared · 12 more of its ownstandards for web-based e-learning, instructional design models, learning management systems, develop digital educational materials
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webmaster
6 shared · 17 more of its ownapply tools for content development, authoring software, web programming, use scripting programming
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online community manager
6 shared · 47 more of its owntranslate requirement concepts into content, authoring software, manage content development projects, provide written content
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web developer
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