Adjunct history instructor vs history professor

The differences between adjunct history instructors and history professors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both an adjunct history instructor and a history professor. Additionally, a history professor has an average salary of $96,725, which is higher than the $71,436 average annual salary of an adjunct history instructor.

The top three skills for an adjunct history instructor include colleges, syllabus and geography. The most important skills for a history professor are philosophy, classroom management, and syllabus.

Adjunct history instructor vs history professor overview

	Adjunct History Instructor	History Professor
Yearly salary	$71,436	$96,725
Hourly rate	$34.34	$46.50
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	36,328	25,450
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	2	2

Adjunct history instructor vs history professor salary

Adjunct history instructors and history professors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Adjunct History Instructor	History Professor
Average salary	$71,436	$96,725
Salary range	Between $40,000 And $125,000	Between $46,000 And $200,000
Highest paying City	-	Los Angeles, CA
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	Yale University
Best paying industry	-	Education

Differences between adjunct history instructor and history professor education

There are a few differences between an adjunct history instructor and a history professor in terms of educational background:

	Adjunct History Instructor	History Professor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Most common major	History	History
Most common college	Harvard University	Harvard University

Adjunct history instructor vs history professor demographics

Here are the differences between adjunct history instructors' and history professors' demographics:

	Adjunct History Instructor	History Professor
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 63.1% Female, 36.9%	Male, 68.4% Female, 31.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.1% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 10.1% Asian, 11.3% White, 66.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 7.0% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 10.0% Asian, 11.3% White, 66.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between adjunct history instructor and history professor duties and responsibilities

Adjunct history instructor example responsibilities.

Lead creative writing workshops where students are introduced to the craft of creative writing through short stories and poetry.
Demonstrate the relationship and importance of geography to history.
Develop syllabus, lesson plan, lectures, and assignments.
Provide intensive small-group instruction on MLA and APA citation of sources.
Enhance student English vocabulary through the use of Greek and Latin roots of language.
Develop a final research project that would familiarize students with MLA citation and encourage critical thinking.

History professor example responsibilities.

Used blackboard online to manage students tests, grade papers and assign materials.
Experiment with different surface chemistry to improve quality of yields -participate in poster session and presentation to faculty and graduate students.
Collaborate with faculty and staff locally and nationally to obtain CEA accreditation.

Adjunct history instructor vs history professor skills

Common adjunct history instructor skills

Colleges, 17%
Syllabus, 17%
Geography, 15%
Course Content, 12%
Instructional Materials, 11%
Student Performance, 8%

Common history professor skills

Philosophy, 26%
Classroom Management, 13%
Syllabus, 13%
American History, 12%
Learning Materials, 11%
World History, 4%

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