Education professor vs assistant professor

The differences between education professors and assistant professors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an assistant professor has an average salary of $87,099, which is higher than the $51,475 average annual salary of an education professor.

The top three skills for an education professor include K-12, mathematics and classroom management. The most important skills for an assistant professor are patients, public health, and pediatrics.

Education professor vs assistant professor overview

	Education Professor	Assistant Professor
Yearly salary	$51,475	$87,099
Hourly rate	$24.75	$41.87
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	22,297	30,531
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	-	4

Education professor vs assistant professor salary

Education professors and assistant professors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Education Professor	Assistant Professor
Average salary	$51,475	$87,099
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $87,000	Between $50,000 And $151,000
Highest paying City	Sacramento, CA	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	California	Hawaii
Best paying company	Stanford University	UT Medical Group, Inc.
Best paying industry	Education	Government

Differences between education professor and assistant professor education

There are a few differences between an education professor and an assistant professor in terms of educational background:

	Education Professor	Assistant Professor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Most common major	Education	Nursing
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Education professor vs assistant professor demographics

Here are the differences between education professors' and assistant professors' demographics:

	Education Professor	Assistant Professor
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 45.0% Female, 55.0%	Male, 55.5% Female, 44.5%
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, 6.2% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 8.9% Asian, 17.4% White, 62.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between education professor and assistant professor duties and responsibilities

Education professor example responsibilities.

Develop and manage syllabus materials.
Mentore student leaders into institutionalizing broad policies and actions that better support international students, and the annual multicultural celebration.
Create many Mathematica movies to help students understand important concepts in calculus.

Assistant professor example responsibilities.

Lead outreach to community and statewide stakeholders in the PPCC entrepreneurship program.
Used blackboard online to manage students tests, grade papers and assign materials.
Develop courses in immunology and research ethics, and develop super laboratory courses in cellular physiology and molecular biology.
Conduct research using molecular biology, genetics, histochemistry, cell biology, biochemistry.
Chair psychology and sociology departments, teach psychology classes, revise student practicum program, establish outreach mechanisms to reach alternative students
Serve as professor for humanities and sociology.

Education professor vs assistant professor skills

Common education professor skills

K-12, 15%
Mathematics, 13%
Classroom Management, 12%
Teacher Education, 12%
Curriculum Development, 9%
Syllabus, 6%

Common assistant professor skills

Patients, 17%
Public Health, 6%
Pediatrics, 5%
Curriculum Development, 4%
Research Projects, 4%
Professional Development, 4%

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