Adjunct nursing faculty vs nursing professor

The differences between adjunct nursing faculties and nursing professors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both an adjunct nursing faculty and a nursing professor. Additionally, a nursing professor has an average salary of $74,506, which is higher than the $63,831 average annual salary of an adjunct nursing faculty.

The top three skills for an adjunct nursing faculty include mental health, student learning and patient care. The most important skills for a nursing professor are BSN, student learning, and med/surg.

Adjunct nursing faculty vs nursing professor overview

	Adjunct Nursing Faculty	Nursing Professor
Yearly salary	$63,831	$74,506
Hourly rate	$30.69	$35.82
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	66,092	54,168
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 41%	Bachelor's Degree, 39%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	4	4

Adjunct nursing faculty vs nursing professor salary

Adjunct nursing faculties and nursing professors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Adjunct Nursing Faculty	Nursing Professor
Average salary	$63,831	$74,506
Salary range	Between $44,000 And $91,000	Between $41,000 And $135,000
Highest paying City	Bakersfield, CA	-
Highest paying state	North Dakota	-
Best paying company	West Coast University	-
Best paying industry	Health Care	-

Differences between adjunct nursing faculty and nursing professor education

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

	Adjunct Nursing Faculty	Nursing Professor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 41%	Bachelor's Degree, 39%
Most common major	Nursing	Nursing
Most common college	Duke University	Duke University

Adjunct nursing faculty vs nursing professor demographics

Here are the differences between adjunct nursing faculties' and nursing professors' demographics:

	Adjunct Nursing Faculty	Nursing Professor
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 9.3% Female, 90.7%	Male, 15.2% Female, 84.8%
Race ratio	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%	Black or African American, 7.2% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 10.2% Asian, 11.3% White, 66.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between adjunct nursing faculty and nursing professor duties and responsibilities

Adjunct nursing faculty example responsibilities.

Serve as clinical instructor for students in the process of achieving BSN degree, collaborating with doctorate prepare nursing professor.
Instruct nursing students on the processes of nursing practice for nursing pediatrics.
Provide syllabus appropriate to the course being teach to students and follow the syllabus content and requirements.
Develop and teach masters level register nurses pharmacology in a nurse practitioner program.
Collaborate with students to ensure patients are educated on community resources after discharge from facility.
Provide instruction regarding psychiatric illnesses and management of psychiatric/mentally ill patients on an in-patient unit.

Nursing professor example responsibilities.

Implement and evaluate nursing curriculum with an appreciation for diversity, cultural awareness, ethics, integrity, and professional judgment.
Assemble and use equipment, such as catheters, tracheotomy tubes, or oxygen suppliers.

Adjunct nursing faculty vs nursing professor skills

Common adjunct nursing faculty skills

Mental Health, 12%
Student Learning, 8%
Patient Care, 5%
Clinical Faculty, 5%
Learning Environment, 4%
Medical-Surgical Nursing, 4%

Common nursing professor skills

BSN, 10%
Student Learning, 9%
Med/Surg, 8%
Mental Health, 6%
DNP, 6%
MSN, 5%

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