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Job outlook for assistant professors of business in the United States
Assistant professor of business job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:
The projected assistant professor of business job growth rate is 12% from 2018-2028.
About 159,400 new jobs for assistant professors of business are projected over the next decade.
Assistant professor of business salaries have increased 14% for assistant professors of business in the last 5 years.
There are over 7,191 assistant professors of business currently employed in the United States.
There are 81,564 active assistant professor of business job openings in the US.
The average assistant professor of business salary is $91,546.
Are assistant professor of business jobs in demand?
Assistant professor of business job and salary trends over time
Assistant professor of business jobs over time
Assistant professor of business job growth rate over time
| Year | # of jobs | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7,191 | 0.00% |
| 2020 | 7,206 | 0.00% |
| 2019 | 7,577 | 0.00% |
| 2018 | 7,605 | 0.00% |
| 2017 | 7,615 | 0.00% |
Average assistant professor of business salary over time
Assistant professor of business salary by year
| Year | Avg. salary | Hourly rate | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $91,546 | $44.01 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | $90,703 | $43.61 | +3.9% |
| 2023 | $87,333 | $41.99 | +4.6% |
| 2022 | $83,526 | $40.16 | +3.6% |
| 2021 | $80,603 | $38.75 | +2.8% |
Assistant professor of business jobs by state
Most common states for assistant professors of business
| Rank | State | Population | # of jobs | Employment/ 1000ppl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | 693,972 | 229 | 33% |
| 2 | South Dakota | 869,666 | 199 | 23% |
| 3 | Pennsylvania | 12,805,537 | 2,451 | 19% |
| 4 | Kentucky | 4,454,189 | 857 | 19% |
| 5 | Iowa | 3,145,711 | 589 | 19% |
| 6 | West Virginia | 1,815,857 | 322 | 18% |
| 7 | Kansas | 2,913,123 | 503 | 17% |
| 8 | Wisconsin | 5,795,483 | 953 | 16% |
| 9 | Ohio | 11,658,609 | 1,662 | 14% |
| 10 | Indiana | 6,666,818 | 932 | 14% |
| 11 | Arkansas | 3,004,279 | 414 | 14% |
| 12 | Michigan | 9,962,311 | 1,247 | 13% |
| 13 | Tennessee | 6,715,984 | 905 | 13% |
| 14 | Alabama | 4,874,747 | 617 | 13% |
| 15 | South Carolina | 5,024,369 | 608 | 12% |
| 16 | Vermont | 623,657 | 76 | 12% |
| 17 | Colorado | 5,607,154 | 603 | 11% |
| 18 | Virginia | 8,470,020 | 823 | 10% |
| 19 | Oklahoma | 3,930,864 | 379 | 10% |
| 20 | Utah | 3,101,833 | 184 | 6% |
Most common cities for assistant professors of business
| Rank | City | # of jobs | Employment/ 1000ppl | Avg. salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newark | 2 | 6% | $90,430 |
| 2 | Bangor | 1 | 3% | $80,684 |
| 3 | Cookeville | 1 | 3% | $66,200 |
| 4 | Beverly | 1 | 2% | $100,369 |
| 5 | Coral Gables | 1 | 2% | $74,068 |
| 6 | Waukesha | 1 | 1% | $72,919 |
| 7 | Baltimore | 1 | 0% | $114,547 |
| 8 | Denver | 1 | 0% | $63,941 |
| 9 | Des Moines | 1 | 0% | $74,607 |
| 10 | Irvine | 1 | 0% | $104,148 |
| 11 | Kansas City | 1 | 0% | $92,257 |
Assistant Professor Of Business job outlook: Expert opinions
Our panel of assistant professor of business experts
Tiffin University
North Carolina State University
College of the Marshall Islands
University of South Florida
Wright State University
Franklin and Marshall College
AGWA - American Grant Writers' Association, Inc.
Texas State University
Gustavus Adolphus College
New York University
Seattle University
University of West Georgia
What general advice would you give to an Assistant Professor Of Business?
Alex Holte PhD: My advice for someone new to the field of academia is to learn time management skills early and learn what type of service work you find interesting and would like to contribute to. From there, learn how to say “no” to opportunities that may not align with your goals as well. I feel a lot of new professors tend to find the need to be involved in everything, which can result in burning out later in their career.
What will help Assistant Professors Of Business increase their earning potential?
Alex Holte PhD: When you are starting out at any career, it is important to negotiate your salary. Many candidates feel that they have to accept their first offer, but in reality, at many jobs, there is some room for negotiation. Be mindful however, to not request a salary that is much higher than what is being offered as they may feel like a compromise would not be possible and move on to the next candidate.
Dr. Stephanie Opfer
Associate Professor of English, Assistant Dean of the School of Creative and Media ArtsTiffin University
Visual And Performing Arts
What Assistant Professor Of Business skills would you recommend for someone trying to advance their career?
Dr. Stephanie Opfer: Flexibility and adaptability will be the biggest skills instructors will need. The state of higher education is changing, and the 'ivory tower' is going away. Colleges and universities are starting to focus more on career-oriented programs, which include practical and application skill sets. In order to stay relevant, the focus of humanities classes like art and film should be on teaching students analysis, synthesis, and other critical-thinking skills. The content becomes less important and becomes only the vehicle for teaching these skills.
What will help Assistant Professors Of Business increase their earning potential?
Dr. Stephanie Opfer: Unfortunately, teaching as an adjunct does not pay well. Students should keep their full-time jobs and teach part-time until they find a full-time job at a college or university. That part-time teaching provides them valuable experience and connections that make them more competitive candidates for full-time positions because they'd also be competing with candidates who have PhDs. So adjunct work is more of a long-term investment rather than an immediate return. Also, even full-time teaching jobs don't pay particularly well, so they'll really need to love teaching if they want to do it full-time. If they don't like teaching as an adjunct, they won't like doing it full-time.
Jane Kuandre
Associate ProfessorWhat Assistant Professor Of Business skills would you recommend for someone trying to advance their career?
Jane Kuandre: Some essential skills for success in academia include critical thinking, effective communication, time management, and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively.
What will help Assistant Professors Of Business increase their earning potential?
Jane Kuandre: Networking is crucial for career advancement in academia as it allows individuals to establish collaborations, gain access to resources, and stay updated on the latest research trends.
What will help Assistant Professors Of Business increase their earning potential?
Alexander Velasquez: I think everyone should look into their career fields and find out what it is that makes you more valuable in that field. Are there any certifications that you can get? What is it that you need to know or learn that companies will find valuable? Much can be learned online, so pick up as many of those skills as you can, and make sure they're on your resume or CV. I believe all those things could maximize salary potential, especially when starting out.
What skills stand out on Assistant Professor Of Business resumes?
Lee Braver: Colleges and universities fall into different categories which value different skills and accomplishments. The most obvious division is between schools that emphasize research and those that pride themselves on their teaching. Research institutions are looking for scholars who can publish a lot in exclusive journals and presses, thereby enhancing their reputation. They are looking for evidence of research skills: publications, awards, letters of recommendation that praise the candidate's writing and thinking. Teaching schools, on the other hand, are looking for excellent teachers. In the buyer's market we now have, they can require high research ability as well, but some will actually be scared off by too much research. They will worry that the candidate will focus on their research instead of their teaching and that they will seek to leave as soon as they can. These schools are typically looking for teaching experience, high student evaluations, and letters that single out these qualities for praise, whereas research schools typically don't care a lot about these sorts of things. Thus, the qualities one type of institution values, the other can be apathetic towards or even avoid. Teaching schools far outnumber research schools, so there are far more jobs in the former than in the latter.
What hard/technical skills are most important for Assistant Professors Of Business?
Lee Braver: Well, a Ph.D. is necessary, although one can sometimes be hired within striking distance of it. The ability to teach so as to bring students to the major and get high student evaluations are often requirements at teaching schools while writing well enough to publish, often in journals with single-digit acceptance rates, is crucial to research schools. Comfort with technology is becoming more and more important.
What soft skills should all Assistant Professors Of Business possess?
Lee Braver: Soft skills are most important to working once one has gotten a job rather than important to getting a job since those are quite difficult to discern from applications and brief interviews. That is one of the reasons schools can be wary of hiring with tenure; a person could look great on paper but be a nightmare to work with, and you're stuck with them.
I believe that tenacity, organizational skills and time management, and the ability to work long hours are crucial to getting tenure and succeeding in academia more broadly, in some ways more important than raw intelligence (if such a notion is coherent). Failure and rejection are endemic to the job; anyone who gets discouraged easily will do so. One must persevere in the face of sometimes harsh criticism and hostile conditions (especially now that much of the country has turned against higher education and the humanities in particular), and one must be able to juggle multiple responsibilities that make considerable time demands. In this, the tenure track resembles other early-career positions, such as medical residency or working towards partnership in a law firm. The untenured often must do the scut work that no one else wants to do, made more difficult by the fact that they are frantically trying to learn on the job with little to no guidance. It is not at all unusual for early-career professors to teach 4 classes per semester, at least some of which are new and/or large, do all the grading for them, serve on multiple committees, and write for elusive publications, all at once.
What skills will help Assistant Professors Of Business earn the most?
Lee Braver: Let's see-an M.B.A., the ability to pick winning lottery numbers, being repelled by the humanities so that one goes into business-those would be pretty useful for making money. No one should go into academia for the money, not just not for wealth but even for a comfortable living, which is becoming more difficult to achieve in America in general. It is nearly impossible to make a living as an adjunct professor, which is where the profession is heading. There are many good-paying jobs, but those tend to congregate at the elite schools, the ones that emphasize research the most, and these are the fewest and hardest to get. Worse-paying jobs are also hard to come by, and the competition is just getting stiffer as more Ph.D.'s get dumped into the market each year which is itself accreting all those who did not land jobs in the previous years. At many institutions, raises are minimal since jobs are so hard to come by, and there's little else that rewards a humanities Ph.D. The only way to get a substantial raise is to get a credible offer from another institution and hope that yours wants to keep you enough to overbid them; otherwise, you're stuck, especially after getting tenure, and they know it. That's why tenure is called "golden handcuffs," though I think a better name might be something like velvet handcuffs, given gold's connotation of wealth.
How would you rate the starting salaries for Assistant Professors Of Business, as well as the prospects for salary advancement?
Dr. Karla Huebner Ph.D.: Salaries are generally low, but now and then, artists and art historians can make good incomes--don't expect to.
How would you rate the starting salaries for Assistant Professors Of Business, as well as the prospects for salary advancement?
David McMahan Ph.D.: Graduates in Religious Studies don't necessarily go into careers in religion. The standard career path for those involved is going to graduate school, spending several years getting a Ph.D., and facing a tough job market. Starting salaries can vary widely depending on the college or university.
What are the biggest trends we'll see in the Assistant Professor Of Business job market given the pandemic?
John Porter Ph.D.: This will depend on what happens in the next six months or so. If the economy stays open and business can operate as it did a year ago, the trend will be more positive. When the economy is working, people are more financially secure. They have money to donate to foundations, and corporations have more profits to put into their funding resources.
If the economic shutdown increases where both businesses and individuals earn less money, there will be less money available for grant funding. The majority of grant funding comes from donations by everyday individuals.
If the economic shutdown is prolonged, then there will be an increase in government grant programs. The government gets its financial resources for things like grants by taxation. So individual taxes will likely increase.
Another line to balance is the excessive taxation of the rich. Nearly all very wealthy people have established a foundation where they give some of their wealth to grant awards to community non-profit organizations. When the government increases the taxes on this group, the excess money goes to the government to spend rather than local non-profits.
Are there any particularly good places in the United States for Assistant Professors Of Business to find work opportunities?
Dr. Rodney Rohde Ph.D.: There are large vacancy rates all over the country. This is a good news/bad news issue. However, with a degree in medical laboratory science (also known as a clinical laboratory science) AND certification, one can find employment anywhere in the U.S. One of the great things about this career is that graduates honestly can decide where they "fit best" with regard to geography and employer (urban, rural, large, or small).
What type of skills will young Assistant Professors Of Business need?
Dr. Kathleen Keller Ph.D.: Gustavus history seniors recently met with a career resources representative. She told us that the top three desirable qualities that employers search for are professionalism/work ethic, critical thinking, and written/oral communication. Our history majors develop all these skills. They work incredibly hard, engage in critical thinking in both specific and broad ways, and spend a lot of their time as students writing papers and giving presentations. So, I think they are well-prepared for the workforce.
Marlene McCarty
Clinical Professor of Visual ArtsNew York University
Department of Art and Art Professions
What type of skills will young Assistant Professors Of Business need?
Marlene McCarty: Creative and entrepreneurial thinking will be the cornerstone of what is needed for the future. As we look to an ever more uncertain future, the ability to imagine the not-yet-imagined will be of utmost importance. The ability to envision something wholly new, paired with the competence to make that thing manifest in the world, will be highly sought-after. Luckily, for art students, understanding how to make something not-yet-imagined forms the foundation of creative practice. The other attribute that will be increasingly regarded as an advantage will be a healthy curiosity and openness paired with nuanced inclusion (not appropriation) of varied and rich cultures outside one's own. As a bridge across cultures, visual art is transformational to our understanding of difficulty and times of crisis, representing independent thinking at the heart of democracy.
Alexander Mouton
Chair, Associate ProfessorSeattle University
Department of Art, Art History & Design
Will there be an enduring impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Assistant Professors Of Business?
Alexander Mouton: It is hard to tell how the coronavirus pandemic will affect graduates. Some I know are joining the workforce or doing creative work, which is a good sign. How this will play out will be interesting to see, though it's a little hard for me to judge from the classroom!
What type of skills will young Assistant Professors Of Business need?
Ye Chen Ph.D.: Graduates with educational technology (Ed Tech) degrees commonly work as instructional designers, technology/media specialists, trainers, e-learning developers in k12 school, university, military, company, or government. The skills employers usually want in Ed Tech graduates include:
- Instructional design skills for analyzing instructional needs and designing & developing effective instructional solutions.
- Technical skills in utilizing technology to develop and implement instruction. At the same time, they are expected to understand how to integrate technology into instructional settings in a pedagogically meaningful way.
- Communication skills are essential as their work roles heavily rely on effective communication with content experts, clients, trainees/students, etc. throughout the instructional design process