Assistant professor of surgery vs faculty member

The differences between assistant professors of surgery and faculty members can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both an assistant professor of surgery and a faculty member. Additionally, an assistant professor of surgery has an average salary of $316,149, which is higher than the $102,849 average annual salary of a faculty member.

The top three skills for an assistant professor of surgery include clinical practice, NIH and private practice. The most important skills for a faculty member are public health, mathematics, and curriculum development.

Assistant professor of surgery vs faculty member overview

	Assistant Professor Of Surgery	Faculty Member
Yearly salary	$316,149	$102,849
Hourly rate	$151.99	$49.45
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	24,594	30,325
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 42%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	4	4

Assistant professor of surgery vs faculty member salary

Assistant professors of surgery and faculty members have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Assistant Professor Of Surgery	Faculty Member
Average salary	$316,149	$102,849
Salary range	Between $154,000 And $645,000	Between $57,000 And $185,000
Highest paying City	Portland, OR	Youngstown, OH
Highest paying state	Alaska	Hawaii
Best paying company	Trinity Health	Southeastern Lifestyle Fitness Center Lumberton
Best paying industry	Health Care	Health Care

Differences between assistant professor of surgery and faculty member education

There are a few differences between an assistant professor of surgery and a faculty member in terms of educational background:

	Assistant Professor Of Surgery	Faculty Member
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 42%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Most common major	Medicine	Business
Most common college	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Assistant professor of surgery vs faculty member demographics

Here are the differences between assistant professors of surgery' and faculty members' demographics:

	Assistant Professor Of Surgery	Faculty Member
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 81.1% Female, 18.9%	Male, 51.0% Female, 49.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.0% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 10.0% Asian, 13.7% White, 64.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 7.0% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 10.0% Asian, 12.7% White, 65.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between assistant professor of surgery and faculty member duties and responsibilities

Assistant professor of surgery example responsibilities.

Design, manage and execute research plan to investigate role of StarD4 and StarD5 proteins in lipid metabolism as the P.I.
Design and develop traditional and e-learning/web-base courses for effective learning environments which include ethics and compliance communications program sections.
Develop a comprehensive, innovative objective-base syllabus and a new clinical skills assessment evaluation system.

Faculty member example responsibilities.

Lead instruction in non-credit ESL self-enrichment conversation courses (as needed).
Develop and manage syllabus materials.
Update the course curriculum for economics and drama to encompass a wider array of topics.
Develop and teach college courses in ethics, philosophy, sociology, religion and international affairs.
Conduct review sessions in anatomy, physiology and microbiology.
Teach undergraduate courses relate to psychology, physiology, and development

Assistant professor of surgery vs faculty member skills

Common assistant professor of surgery skills

Clinical Practice, 65%
NIH, 20%
Private Practice, 9%
Emergency Medicine, 4%
Animal Models, 2%

Common faculty member skills

Public Health, 15%
Mathematics, 11%
Curriculum Development, 10%
Professional Development, 6%
PowerPoint, 6%
Course Materials, 5%

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