Chemistry instructor, adjunct vs chemistry faculty member

The differences between chemistry instructors, adjunct and chemistry faculty members can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a chemistry instructor, adjunct and a chemistry faculty member. Additionally, a chemistry instructor, adjunct has an average salary of $66,675, which is higher than the $61,255 average annual salary of a chemistry faculty member.

The top three skills for a chemistry instructor, adjunct include colleges, syllabus and lab courses. The most important skills for a chemistry faculty member are general chemistry, NMR, and chemistry lecture.

Chemistry instructor, adjunct vs chemistry faculty member overview

	Chemistry Instructor, Adjunct	Chemistry Faculty Member
Yearly salary	$66,675	$61,255
Hourly rate	$32.06	$29.45
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	35,641	12,514
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	6	6

Chemistry instructor, adjunct vs chemistry faculty member salary

Chemistry instructors, adjunct and chemistry faculty members have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Chemistry Instructor, Adjunct	Chemistry Faculty Member
Average salary	$66,675	$61,255
Salary range	Between $39,000 And $113,000	Between $39,000 And $94,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	-
Highest paying state	California	-
Best paying company	Kern Community College District	-
Best paying industry	Education	-

Differences between chemistry instructor, adjunct and chemistry faculty member education

There are a few differences between a chemistry instructor, adjunct and a chemistry faculty member in terms of educational background:

	Chemistry Instructor, Adjunct	Chemistry Faculty Member
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Most common major	Chemistry	Chemistry
Most common college	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	University of Southern California

Chemistry instructor, adjunct vs chemistry faculty member demographics

Here are the differences between chemistry instructors, adjunct' and chemistry faculty members' demographics:

	Chemistry Instructor, Adjunct	Chemistry Faculty Member
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 49.5% Female, 50.5%	Male, 61.2% Female, 38.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.1% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 10.2% Asian, 12.3% White, 65.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 6.4% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 9.2% Asian, 16.9% White, 62.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between chemistry instructor, adjunct and chemistry faculty member duties and responsibilities

Chemistry instructor, adjunct example responsibilities.

Assist classmates with developing positive study habits and strategies for managing classroom material.
Develop syllabus and on-line learning management tools.
Used variety of teaching techniques to encourage student critical thinking and discussion in collegiate anatomy and physiology course.
Lead phlebotomy clinical laboratory skills' development by demonstration and observation and help of students practice.

Chemistry faculty member example responsibilities.

Develop and manage syllabus materials.
Train other TAs and professors how to teach the lab.
Gain experience in various techniques such as recrystallization, derivatization, fractional distillation, extraction, and thin layer chromatography.
Assist educationally disadvantage students from elementary through university levels to excel in math and science and to fulfill graduation requirements.
Work directly in polymer chemistry and physics laboratory at undergraduate level and polymer blends at graduate level.

Chemistry instructor, adjunct vs chemistry faculty member skills

Common chemistry instructor, adjunct skills

Colleges, 18%
Syllabus, 16%
Lab Courses, 14%
Course Content, 9%
Student Performance, 8%
Classroom Management, 8%

Common chemistry faculty member skills

General Chemistry, 71%
NMR, 18%
Chemistry Lecture, 4%
IR, 2%
Learning Process, 2%
Chemistry Classes, 1%

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