Communications professor vs visiting faculty

The differences between communications professors and visiting faculties can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a communications professor and a visiting faculty. Additionally, a communications professor has an average salary of $83,721, which is higher than the $68,611 average annual salary of a visiting faculty.

The top three skills for a communications professor include public speaking, communication courses and intercultural communication. The most important skills for a visiting faculty are architecture, mathematics, and undergraduate courses.

Communications professor vs visiting faculty overview

	Communications Professor	Visiting Faculty
Yearly salary	$83,721	$68,611
Hourly rate	$40.25	$32.99
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	26,758	8,224
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	4	4

Communications professor vs visiting faculty salary

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

	Communications Professor	Visiting Faculty
Average salary	$83,721	$68,611
Salary range	Between $36,000 And $191,000	Between $40,000 And $117,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between communications professor and visiting faculty education

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

	Communications Professor	Visiting Faculty
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Most common major	Communication	English
Most common college	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Communications professor vs visiting faculty demographics

Here are the differences between communications professors' and visiting faculties' demographics:

	Communications Professor	Visiting Faculty
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 47.2% Female, 52.8%	Male, 49.1% Female, 50.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.3% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 10.3% Asian, 11.2% White, 65.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 6.3% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 9.0% Asian, 17.8% White, 61.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between communications professor and visiting faculty duties and responsibilities

Communications professor example responsibilities.

Lead outreach to community and statewide stakeholders in the PPCC entrepreneurship program.
Promote, authore and pilot the school's first speech course.
Winter term sessions; involve in writing, editing, and photography.
Instruct students on various aspects of design, photography, deadlines and writing.
Place emphasis on such areas as speech preparation, design, analysis and delivery of material.
Develop course structure and syllabus design to give students broadcast experience and core knowledge of radio operations.

Visiting faculty example responsibilities.

Lead early childhood program initiatives.
Conduct regular checks of doors and windows to ensure lock functionality.
Conduct research in physical chemistry department
Support the development of a comprehensive literature unit curriculum, including balance literacy that utilizes a variety of reading strategies.
Analyze writings to initiate thematic, multicultural comprehension/interpretation of literature
Supervise senior capstone project at request of administration.

Communications professor vs visiting faculty skills

Common communications professor skills

Public Speaking, 26%
Communication Courses, 8%
Intercultural Communication, 7%
Interpersonal Communication, 7%
Communication Studies, 6%
Classroom Environment, 6%

Common visiting faculty skills

Architecture, 20%
Mathematics, 14%
Undergraduate Courses, 11%
Art History, 6%
Physiology, 5%
Chemistry, 4%

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