American history teacher vs assistant professor of history

The differences between american history teachers and assistant professors of history can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both an american history teacher and an assistant professor of history. Additionally, an assistant professor of history has an average salary of $67,339, which is higher than the $41,682 average annual salary of an american history teacher.

The top three skills for an american history teacher include american history, instructional materials and syllabus. The most important skills for an assistant professor of history are philosophy, graduate courses, and survey courses.

American history teacher vs assistant professor of history overview

	American History Teacher	Assistant Professor Of History
Yearly salary	$41,682	$67,339
Hourly rate	$20.04	$32.37
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	52,968	34,598
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 68%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	2	2

American history teacher vs assistant professor of history salary

American history teachers and assistant professors of history have different pay scales, as shown below.

	American History Teacher	Assistant Professor Of History
Average salary	$41,682	$67,339
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $61,000	Between $44,000 And $102,000
Highest paying City	-	Chico, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Columbia University in the City of New York
Best paying industry	-	Education

Differences between american history teacher and assistant professor of history education

There are a few differences between an american history teacher and an assistant professor of history in terms of educational background:

	American History Teacher	Assistant Professor Of History
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 68%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Most common major	History	History
Most common college	Harvard University	Harvard University

American history teacher vs assistant professor of history demographics

Here are the differences between american history teachers' and assistant professors of history' demographics:

	American History Teacher	Assistant Professor Of History
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 51.3% Female, 48.7%	Male, 63.6% Female, 36.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.1% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 10.2% Asian, 11.3% White, 66.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	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%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between american history teacher and assistant professor of history duties and responsibilities

American history teacher example responsibilities.

Lead debates with advance students on topics including globalization, economics, and political history.
Implement student's IEPs and attend IEP conferences, as needed.
Assign students reading, grade in class documents, redesign the syllabus, and meet with students for tutoring
Develop, implement and monitor the progress of Pre-K students, both academically and social emotionally.
Communicate with students and evaluate using Moodle learning management system.
Develop thematic and chronological courses using Moodle course management software facilitate online communities in forum, chat, and Skype discussion formats

Assistant professor of history example responsibilities.

Used blackboard online to manage students tests, grade papers and assign materials.
Develop contextually sensitive evidence aggregation methods from patient records that consider whole patients over time, rather than just linguistic correctness.
Lecture psychiatry residents and psychosomatic medicine fellows about psychological issues surrounding life threatening and life altering illnesses.

American history teacher vs assistant professor of history skills

Common american history teacher skills

American History, 32%
Instructional Materials, 16%
Syllabus, 15%
Geography, 6%
Administrative Regulations, 5%
Social Studies Curriculum, 4%

Common assistant professor of history skills

Philosophy, 40%
Graduate Courses, 18%
Survey Courses, 10%
African American History, 5%
Political Science, 5%
Asian Studies, 5%

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