Fine arts teacher vs visiting professor

The differences between fine arts teachers and visiting professors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a fine arts teacher and a visiting professor. Additionally, a visiting professor has an average salary of $116,217, which is higher than the $50,033 average annual salary of a fine arts teacher.

The top three skills for a fine arts teacher include fine arts, classroom management and student participation. The most important skills for a visiting professor are course content, student learning, and professional development.

Fine arts teacher vs visiting professor overview

	Fine Arts Teacher	Visiting Professor
Yearly salary	$50,033	$116,217
Hourly rate	$24.05	$55.87
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	54,023	27,139
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 69%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	2	2

Fine arts teacher vs visiting professor salary

Fine arts teachers and visiting professors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Fine Arts Teacher	Visiting Professor
Average salary	$50,033	$116,217
Salary range	Between $35,000 And $70,000	Between $56,000 And $241,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	UMiami Health System
Best paying industry	-	Education

Differences between fine arts teacher and visiting professor education

There are a few differences between a fine arts teacher and a visiting professor in terms of educational background:

	Fine Arts Teacher	Visiting Professor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 69%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Most common major	Fine Arts	Nursing
Most common college	Northwestern University	University of Texas at Austin

Fine arts teacher vs visiting professor demographics

Here are the differences between fine arts teachers' and visiting professors' demographics:

	Fine Arts Teacher	Visiting Professor
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 30.9% Female, 69.1%	Male, 60.3% Female, 39.7%
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, 6.8% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 9.8% Asian, 13.9% White, 64.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between fine arts teacher and visiting professor duties and responsibilities

Fine arts teacher example responsibilities.

Lead debates with advance students on topics including globalization, economics, and political history.
Authore summer school curriculum for art and drama courses.
Design course syllabus; create inventive and inspiring fiber, resin, and reus materials projects.
Instruct pupils in fine art activities, such as painting, sketching, designing, photography, and sculpture.
Direct competitive drama events, community musicals and dramatic program events.
Plane, develop, prepare, and implement an effective, collaborative, technology and student base language arts differentiate curriculum.

Visiting professor example responsibilities.

Used blackboard online to manage students tests, grade papers and assign materials.
Teach various humanities, sociology, communications and ethics courses.
Design and teach a graduate seminar.
Graduate seminar in post-1945 art theory and criticism
Develop educational resources that supplement core BSN courses.
Review professor's syllabus and acquire full knowledge of his semester coursework in a short turnaround time.

Fine arts teacher vs visiting professor skills

Common fine arts teacher skills

Fine Arts, 27%
Classroom Management, 16%
Student Participation, 9%
Student Achievement, 7%
K-12, 5%
Visual Arts, 4%

Common visiting professor skills

Course Content, 11%
Student Learning, 10%
Professional Development, 8%
Philosophy, 7%
Health Assessments, 5%
Economics, 4%

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