Mid-Level

Technical Training Coordinator

Coordinating technical-training programs in a corporate or vendor environment, you manage the operational pieces that let technical training run — instructor scheduling, lab logistics, learner enrollment, content version control, certification administration.

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Job markets for Technical Training Coordinators
Employment concentration · ~388 areas
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What it's like

What it's like to be a Technical Training Coordinator

A typical week tends to involve instructor coordination, lab and platform management, learner support, and program reporting — scheduling instructor delivery, supporting lab environment provisioning, managing learner enrollment in cohorts, prepping reports for stakeholders. Programs running on schedule and learner outcomes are the operating measures.

The friction often lies in the technical-platform dependencies — technical training requires lab environments, software licenses, and platform access that don't always work cleanly, and the coordinator absorbs the operational coordination work. Variance across employers is wide: software vendors run customer-facing technical-training programs; technology consultancies run internal technical training; corporate IT runs staff technical training programs.

This work tends to fit folks who enjoy operational coordination and find satisfaction in keeping complex programs running. Program-management credentials and technical-platform familiarity anchor advancement. The trade-off is the dependency on technical teams for environment and content readiness, and the modest pay at the coordinator level balanced by clear progression paths.

RelationshipsHigh
AchievementAbove avg
IndependenceAbove avg
Working ConditionsModerate
RecognitionModerate
SupportModerate
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Career Paths

Where this role sits in the broader career landscape — and where it can take you.

$239K$179K$119K$60K$0KLower paying387 metro areas, sorted by salary level
All experience levels1
This level's estimated range
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1 BLS OEWS May 2024 covers all Technical Training Coordinators (SOC 13-1151.00), not just this title · BEA RPP 2023
* Top salaries exceed this figure. BLS caps reported wages at ~$240K to protect individual privacy in high-earning roles.
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The Broader Landscape

Roles like this one sit within a broader occupational category. The numbers below reflect that full landscape — helpful for context, but your specific experience will depend on level, specialty, and where you work.

$38K–$120K
Salary Range
10th – 90th percentile
437K
U.S. Employment
+10.8%
10yr Growth
44K
Annual Openings

How this category is changing

$74K$71K$68K$65K$62K201920202021202220232024$62K$74K
BLS OEWS May 2024 · BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034

Skills & Requirements

InstructingSpeakingLearning StrategiesActive ListeningSocial PerceptivenessActive LearningWritingReading ComprehensionCritical ThinkingJudgment and Decision Making
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