Educational Assessment Specialist
Designs and validates educational assessments — exams, tests and evaluation tools. Combines psychometrics, statistics and pedagogical knowledge to ensure assessments are fair, valid and reliable.
- AI exposure
- 37 of 100, low exposure
- Hiring trend
- Rising
- Hiring rate
- 35%
The role
What the work is, what it pays, and what it costs you.
At a glance
- Remote friendly
- Yes
- Freelance potential
- Medium
- Time to senior
- 8 years
A day in the role
Designs a new CBC assessment rubric, conducts psychometric analysis on exam items, reviews assessment fairness data, and trains teachers on competency-based assessment.
What it pays
Kenyan market, per month- Entry
- KES 50,000-90,000
- Mid
- KES 110,000-220,000
- Senior
- KES 260,000-550,000
Exposure
How much of this a machine can already do, and how that was worked out.
Where this rating sits
1,516 rated careersRated above 40% of the 1,516 careers in the catalogue, which averages 43. Inside education the mean is 49, across 110 careers.
Named task by task
Already automated
- AI-powered item generation for assessments
- Automated scoring and psychometric analysis
- Generating assessment blueprints
- AI-assisted bias and fairness detection
Still human
- Designing valid and reliable assessment instruments
- Conducting psychometric analysis
- Ensuring assessment fairness and accessibility
- Training teachers on assessment best practices
- Analysing assessment data and reporting
- Ensuring alignment with curriculum standards
Task counts
- Displacing
- AI generates basic test items
- Augmenting
- AI psychometric analysis improves assessment quality
- Creating
- AI-driven adaptive assessment creates new specialist roles
Sources
Behind the rating- KNEC
- CBC assessment framework
- WEF Future of Jobs 2023
Getting in
The routes into the role and what each one asks for.
What to study
8 courses- Certificate in Credit ManagementKsh 24,000a year
- Certificate in Early Childhood EducationKsh 30,000a year
- Certificate in Bridging MathematicsKsh 33,000a year
- Certificate in Teaching International CurriculaKsh 43,000a year
- Certificate in EducationKsh 51,050a year
- Certificate in Basic English LanguageKsh 59,250a year
- Diploma in Pedagogy and InstructionKsh 60,000a year
- Certificate in Baking TechnologyKsh 67,189a year
How people get in
BEd/BSc + MA Educational Measurement
6 yearsVery high cost
BEd or BSc plus MA in Educational Measurement, Assessment or Psychometrics
Who hires
- KNEC
- KICD
- Universities
- Examination Bodies
- International Schools
Common misconceptions
Assessment is just writing exam questions
Educational assessment involves psychometrics, statistical validation, fairness analysis, rubric design and alignment with learning outcomes — it is a highly technical field.
What happens next
How the role changes from here, and where it leads.
Growth outlook
- Net demand change
- +15%
- Over
- 2026-2028
- Drivers
- CBC assessment reform,Digital assessment platforms,Adaptive testing adoption
- Headwinds
- AI automating basic item generation
What to learn
- AI-powered assessment generation
- Adaptive testing platforms
- Computer-based testing systems
Related careers
Kenyan market notes
KNEC (Kenya National Examinations Council) manages national exams (KCPE, KCSE, KPSEA). CBC transition creates demand for new assessment approaches. KICD develops assessment guidelines. Limited assessment specialists in Kenya — growing demand. Salary: entry KES 50,000-90,000, mid KES 110,000-220,000, senior KES 260,000-550,000+.
Further reading
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