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Instructional designer: a person in this job designs courses and training: what to teach, in what order, and how to check it was learned. IXL Learning, Qualtrics, Anduril Industries, GRVTY and Level have the most open roles with “Instructional designer” or a close variant in the title right now.

83 open roles · 7 posted in the last 7 days · 31% remote · 53 companies hiring · $125K median advertised salary · checked Nov 15 against employer career pages

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Can be done from home31%26 of 83 jobs
State the pay48%40 of 83 jobs
Are for beginners10%8 of 83 jobs
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Questions about instructional designer jobs

What is an instructional designer job?
In an instructional designer job, a person designs courses and training: what to teach, in what order, and how to check it was learned. 83 such roles are open on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026.
How many instructional designer jobs are open right now?
There are 83 open instructional designer jobs at 53 companies on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026. 7 of them were posted in the last seven days. The list is rebuilt every hour from the employers' own careers pages.
Which companies have the most instructional designer jobs?
Right now the most openings are at IXL Learning (6), Anduril Industries (5), Qualtrics (5), Level (3) and Veeva (3). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
Are there remote instructional designer jobs?
26 of the 83 open instructional designer jobs (31%) are listed as remote. Remote roles are often limited to certain countries or time zones, so check the location line of each job.
What do instructional designer jobs pay?
The median advertised salary is $125K, based on 40 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $90K and $145K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay. Most employers here are technology companies, so the figures run above the wider market for the same work.
Is it hard to get an instructional designer job?
8 of the 83 open instructional designer jobs (10%) are for beginners: junior roles and internships. Of the 48 postings that state experience, the median asks for 3 years. 53 companies are hiring and 7 roles were posted in the last seven days. Matching your resume to the skills each posting names helps most; the free resume builder shows the match.
How is AI changing instructional designer jobs?
15 of the 83 open instructional designer jobs (18%) ask for AI or machine-learning skills, most often AI, Computer Vision, LLM. Employers still list 83 such roles today at 53 companies. Counted from the postings' own text on Nov 15, 2026.
What skills do instructional designer jobs ask for?
Most often Instructional design (51%), Articulate 360 (33%), Agile (17%), LMS (14%), Project management (13%) of the 83 open postings, counted from their own text on Nov 15, 2026.
Which job titles come up most in instructional designer jobs?
Instructional Designer (16), Learning Experience Designer (7), Technical Curriculum Developer (5), Associate Instructional Designer (5), Senior Instructional Designer (3): the most common titles among the 83 open roles, without the level and place notes in brackets.
Are instructional designer jobs in demand in 2026?
83 instructional designer jobs are open on Jobs Every Hour today at 53 companies, 0.1% of all 148,162 open jobs here; 7 were posted in the last seven days. The median advertised salary is $125K. 26 (31%) can be done remotely.
How do I apply for instructional designer jobs?
Open a job and press “Apply on company site”. You go straight to the employer's own careers page and apply there. Jobs Every Hour needs no account and charges nothing for applying.