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Curriculum Developers vs Self-Enrichment Teachers

Median pay is about $31k higher for Curriculum Developers. The usual entry education is master's for Curriculum Developers and high school for Self-Enrichment Teachers.

marks the higher pay or growth. Education, difficulty and the AI rows depend on what you want, so they are not marked.

Curriculum Developers compared with Self-Enrichment Teachers: pay, outlook, entry and AI exposure
MeasureCurriculum DevelopersSelf-Enrichment Teachers
Pay
Median pay$77,440, higher$46,800
Entry pay 25th percentile$60,780, higher$36,380
Experienced pay 75th percentile$98,820, higher$63,210
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Projected growth+1.6% Growing+3.5% Growing, higher
Openings a year23,10050,000
Getting in
Typical educationMaster'sHigh school
Difficulty modeled2.6 / 51.6 / 5
AI
Displacement risk modeledVery highHigh
AI exposure modeled, percentile93rd pct89th pct

Where the skills differ

Only Curriculum Developers

  • Writing
  • Monitoring

Only Self-Enrichment Teachers

  • Critical Thinking
  • Active Learning

Both lean on learning strategies, speaking, reading comprehension, active listening.

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Pay and outlook: BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills: O*NET 30.3. Difficulty, displacement risk and AI exposure are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.