Art professor vs visiting professor

The differences between art professors and visiting 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 art professor and a visiting professor. Additionally, a visiting professor has an average salary of $116,217, which is higher than the $61,948 average annual salary of an art professor.

The top three skills for an art professor include classroom management, fine arts and color theory. The most important skills for a visiting professor are course content, student learning, and professional development.

Art professor vs visiting professor overview

	Art Professor	Visiting Professor
Yearly salary	$61,948	$116,217
Hourly rate	$29.78	$55.87
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	28,258	27,139
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	2	2

Art professor vs visiting professor salary

Art professors and visiting professors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Art Professor	Visiting Professor
Average salary	$61,948	$116,217
Salary range	Between $41,000 And $93,000	Between $56,000 And $241,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	UMiami Health System
Best paying industry	-	Education

Differences between art professor and visiting professor education

There are a few differences between an art professor and a visiting professor in terms of educational background:

	Art Professor	Visiting Professor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Most common major	Fine Arts	Nursing
Most common college	University of Texas at Austin	University of Texas at Austin

Art professor vs visiting professor demographics

Here are the differences between art professors' and visiting professors' demographics:

	Art Professor	Visiting Professor
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 49.8% Female, 50.2%	Male, 60.3% Female, 39.7%
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, 6.8% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 9.8% Asian, 13.9% White, 64.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between art professor and visiting professor duties and responsibilities

Art professor example responsibilities.

Lead kids through snack, game time, homework time, an art lesson, and manage a gallery wall.
Develop syllabus and overall course structure, including weekly assignments, assessments, and administer all grades.
Experiment with different surface chemistry to improve quality of yields -participate in poster session and presentation to faculty and graduate students.
Provide childcare and education support for toddlers up to kindergarten children.
Design and teach in-gallery, studio and outreach lessons for kindergarten through adult groups, base on museum exhibitions.
Experience working with a variety of different Artists/educators and teaching a wide variety of art and art history classes.

Visiting professor example responsibilities.

Used blackboard online to manage students tests, grade papers and assign materials.
Teach various humanities, sociology, communications and ethics courses.
Design and teach a graduate seminar.
Graduate seminar in post-1945 art theory and criticism
Develop educational resources that supplement core BSN courses.
Review professor's syllabus and acquire full knowledge of his semester coursework in a short turnaround time.

Art professor vs visiting professor skills

Common art professor skills

Classroom Management, 19%
Fine Arts, 13%
Color Theory, 11%
Art Appreciation, 6%
Art History Survey, 6%
Digital Photography, 6%

Common visiting professor skills

Course Content, 11%
Student Learning, 10%
Professional Development, 8%
Philosophy, 7%
Health Assessments, 5%
Economics, 4%

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