Economics professor vs adjunct professor

The differences between economics professors and adjunct professors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an economics professor has an average salary of $104,547, which is higher than the $98,821 average annual salary of an adjunct professor.

The top three skills for an economics professor include econometrics, student learning and economic development. The most important skills for an adjunct professor are course curriculum, syllabus, and semester.

Economics professor vs adjunct professor overview

	Economics Professor	Adjunct Professor
Yearly salary	$104,547	$98,821
Hourly rate	$50.26	$47.51
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	12,165	22,488
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	-	4

Economics professor vs adjunct professor salary

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

	Economics Professor	Adjunct Professor
Average salary	$104,547	$98,821
Salary range	Between $58,000 And $186,000	Between $44,000 And $219,000
Highest paying City	New York, NY	Providence, RI
Highest paying state	Rhode Island	Rhode Island
Best paying company	University of Arizona Foundation	Rhode Island School of Design
Best paying industry	Education	Education

Differences between economics professor and adjunct professor education

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

	Economics Professor	Adjunct Professor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Most common major	Economics	Business
Most common college	Harvard University	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Economics professor vs adjunct professor demographics

Here are the differences between economics professors' and adjunct professors' demographics:

	Economics Professor	Adjunct Professor
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 69.5% Female, 30.5%	Male, 51.5% Female, 48.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.3% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 9.0% Asian, 17.0% White, 62.7% 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 economics professor and adjunct professor duties and responsibilities

Economics professor example responsibilities.

Lead outreach to community and statewide stakeholders in the PPCC entrepreneurship program.
Design the syllabus of the class.
Design the industrial organization and game theory class, and redesign the econometrics class.
Facilitate instruction for developing the thesis topic statement, qualitative and quantitative research design, and conducting a review of literature.
Conduct a multivariate regression policy study on crime rates using multiple databases store in Stata.
Double tutoring windows to improve student participation.

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.

Economics professor vs adjunct professor skills

Common economics professor skills

Econometrics, 22%
Student Learning, 17%
Economic Development, 12%
Syllabus, 11%
Course Objectives, 10%
Macro, 8%

Common adjunct professor skills

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

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