College professor vs faculty

The differences between college professors and faculties can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a college professor has an average salary of $81,207, which is higher than the $80,405 average annual salary of a faculty.

The top three skills for a college professor include curriculum development, classes taught and mathematics. The most important skills for a faculty are philosophy, patients, and rehabilitation.

College professor vs faculty overview

	College Professor	Faculty
Yearly salary	$81,207	$80,405
Hourly rate	$39.04	$38.66
Growth rate	12%	2%
Number of jobs	27,390	21,142
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	2	-

College professor vs faculty salary

College professors and faculties have different pay scales, as shown below.

	College Professor	Faculty
Average salary	$81,207	$80,405
Salary range	Between $39,000 And $166,000	Between $42,000 And $152,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	School of Visual Concepts
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between college professor and faculty education

There are a few differences between a college professor and a faculty in terms of educational background:

	College Professor	Faculty
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Most common major	Business	Nursing
Most common college	Northwestern University	Carnegie Mellon University

College professor vs faculty demographics

Here are the differences between college professors' and faculties' demographics:

	College Professor	Faculty
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 50.2% Female, 49.8%	Male, 43.8% Female, 56.2%
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, 7.2% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 10.2% Asian, 13.1% White, 64.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between college professor and faculty duties and responsibilities

College professor example responsibilities.

Used blackboard online to manage students tests, grade papers and assign materials.
Create and teach lessons about business management, business procedures, economics, finance, and religion
Model when creating new course work each semester.
Work as a part-time mathematics instructor teaching courses from basic mathematics to pre-calculus in the evening program.
Survey literature pertaining to health consequences in the disruption of biological rhythms, with particular emphasis on fatigue.
Administer instructional align with the collegiate level syllabus.

Faculty example responsibilities.

Lead early childhood program initiatives.
Launch new BSN program and lead program review for all programs.
Manage curriculum to meet regulatory requirements for accreditation; teach medical coding and billing, anatomy and physiology and medical terminology.
Prepare course syllabus that follow the prescribed institutional format.
Lecture topics examine regulatory compliance and legal risks associate with medical products and healthcare administration.
Receive NIH RO1 research grant and launch laboratory.

College professor vs faculty skills

Common college professor skills

Curriculum Development, 31%
Classes Taught, 9%
Mathematics, 6%
Syllabus, 4%
Semester, 4%
Anatomy, 3%

Common faculty skills

Philosophy, 7%
Patients, 7%
Rehabilitation, 5%
Student Learning, 4%
Professional Development, 4%
Social Work, 4%

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