Exercise physiology professor vs adjunct professor

The differences between exercise physiology professors and adjunct professors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 6-8 years to become an exercise physiology professor, becoming an adjunct professor takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, an exercise physiology professor has an average salary of $104,225, which is higher than the $98,821 average annual salary of an adjunct professor.

The top three skills for an exercise physiology professor include exercise physiology, anatomy and exam. The most important skills for an adjunct professor are course curriculum, syllabus, and semester.

Exercise physiology professor vs adjunct professor overview

	Exercise Physiology Professor	Adjunct Professor
Yearly salary	$104,225	$98,821
Hourly rate	$50.11	$47.51
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	13,273	22,488
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	8	4

Exercise physiology professor vs adjunct professor salary

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

	Exercise Physiology Professor	Adjunct Professor
Average salary	$104,225	$98,821
Salary range	Between $37,000 And $288,000	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 exercise physiology professor and adjunct professor education

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

	Exercise Physiology Professor	Adjunct Professor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Most common major	Biology	Business
Most common college	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Exercise physiology professor vs adjunct professor demographics

Here are the differences between exercise physiology professors' and adjunct professors' demographics:

	Exercise Physiology Professor	Adjunct Professor
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 63.6% Female, 36.4%	Male, 51.5% Female, 48.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.3% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 10.4% Asian, 11.2% White, 65.9% 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 exercise physiology professor and adjunct professor duties and responsibilities

Exercise physiology professor example responsibilities.

Lead outreach to community and statewide stakeholders in the PPCC entrepreneurship program.
Recruit to provide first semester students with basic human anatomy and medical terminology.
Develop the core curriculum and syllabus.
Assist students in reviewing class notes, preparing for tests, and developing study skills.
Develop syllabus and review papers and grade students.
Web principles, resources, technology concepts including usability, accessibility, information architecture, deployment, and semantic coding.

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.

Exercise physiology professor vs adjunct professor skills

Common exercise physiology professor skills

Exercise Physiology, 42%
Anatomy, 33%
Exam, 13%
Class Discussions, 8%
Syllabus, 4%

Common adjunct professor skills

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

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