Child development professor vs adjunct professor

The differences between child development professors and adjunct professors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become a child development professor, becoming an adjunct professor takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, an adjunct professor has an average salary of $98,821, which is higher than the $27,974 average annual salary of a child development professor.

The top three skills for a child development professor include child development, child care and class rooms. The most important skills for an adjunct professor are course curriculum, syllabus, and semester.

Child development professor vs adjunct professor overview

	Child Development Professor	Adjunct Professor
Yearly salary	$27,974	$98,821
Hourly rate	$13.45	$47.51
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	68,738	22,488
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	2	4

Child development professor vs adjunct professor salary

Child development professors and adjunct professors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Child Development Professor	Adjunct Professor
Average salary	$27,974	$98,821
Salary range	Between $20,000 And $38,000	Between $44,000 And $219,000
Highest paying City	-	Providence, RI
Highest paying state	-	Rhode Island
Best paying company	-	Rhode Island School of Design
Best paying industry	-	Education

Differences between child development professor and adjunct professor education

There are a few differences between a child development professor and an adjunct professor in terms of educational background:

	Child Development Professor	Adjunct Professor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Most common major	Human Development	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Child development professor vs adjunct professor demographics

Here are the differences between child development professors' and adjunct professors' demographics:

	Child Development Professor	Adjunct Professor
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 15.3% Female, 84.7%	Male, 51.5% Female, 48.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.0% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 10.0% Asian, 11.3% White, 66.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 7.0% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 10.1% Asian, 11.3% White, 66.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between child development professor and adjunct professor duties and responsibilities

Child development professor example responsibilities.

Plan and prepare USDA approve meals.
Assist the other therapist in conducting evaluations for the child's IEP.
Monitor progress and follow through with indentify IEP goals and objectives in the classroom setting.
Purchase groceries according to weekly menu plan, following recommend dietary guidelines for infants to pre-k.
Direct recruitment of participants with ADHD, screen potential participants, and schedule newly recruit subjects.
Lead children's ministry staff in creating and writing scripts and supporting curriculum for weekly children's church.

Adjunct professor example responsibilities.

Lead outreach to community and statewide stakeholders in the PPCC entrepreneurship program.
Develop and prepare class syllabus and teaching materials for strategic management, business and government ethics, and organizational behavior classes.
Provide instruction/guidance for nursing students; deliver didactic lectures on human anatomy and physiology.
Identify course objectives, design syllabus, develop all instructional activities and materials, including written exams.
Facilitate courses in communications, economics, leadership, management, corporate finances, strategic planning and organizational behavior.
Develop and teach course curriculum on the subject of exercise science and clinical pharmacology to athletic training students.

Child development professor vs adjunct professor skills

Common child development professor skills

Child Development, 26%
Child Care, 14%
Class Rooms, 11%
Safety Standards, 10%
CPR, 8%
Child Abuse, 6%

Common adjunct professor skills

Course Curriculum, 11%
Syllabus, 8%
Semester, 6%
Blackboard, 4%
Student Learning, 4%
Course Materials, 4%

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