Health professor vs faculty member

The differences between health professors and faculty members can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a health professor and a faculty member. Additionally, a faculty member has an average salary of $102,849, which is higher than the $99,056 average annual salary of a health professor.

The top three skills for a health professor include health education, physiology and clinical laboratory. The most important skills for a faculty member are public health, mathematics, and curriculum development.

Health professor vs faculty member overview

	Health Professor	Faculty Member
Yearly salary	$99,056	$102,849
Hourly rate	$47.62	$49.45
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	58,858	30,325
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	4	4

Health professor vs faculty member salary

Health professors and faculty members have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Health Professor	Faculty Member
Average salary	$99,056	$102,849
Salary range	Between $40,000 And $244,000	Between $57,000 And $185,000
Highest paying City	-	Youngstown, OH
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Southeastern Lifestyle Fitness Center Lumberton
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between health professor and faculty member education

There are a few differences between a health professor and a faculty member in terms of educational background:

	Health Professor	Faculty Member
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Most common major	Kinesiology	Business
Most common college	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Health professor vs faculty member demographics

Here are the differences between health professors' and faculty members' demographics:

	Health Professor	Faculty Member
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 36.0% Female, 64.0%	Male, 51.0% Female, 49.0%
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, 7.0% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 10.0% Asian, 12.7% White, 65.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between health professor and faculty member duties and responsibilities

Health professor example responsibilities.

Lead outreach to community and statewide stakeholders in the PPCC entrepreneurship program.
Develop contextually sensitive evidence aggregation methods from patient records that consider whole patients over time, rather than just linguistic correctness.
Develop and provide graduate level lecture/support to doctorate candidates in the area of clinical pharmacology and research
Assess the differences in biomarkers of exposure among African-Americans and Caucasians, comparing menthol and non-menthol cigarette smoking.

Faculty member example responsibilities.

Lead instruction in non-credit ESL self-enrichment conversation courses (as needed).
Develop and manage syllabus materials.
Update the course curriculum for economics and drama to encompass a wider array of topics.
Develop and teach college courses in ethics, philosophy, sociology, religion and international affairs.
Conduct review sessions in anatomy, physiology and microbiology.
Teach undergraduate courses relate to psychology, physiology, and development

Health professor vs faculty member skills

Common health professor skills

Health Education, 56%
Physiology, 19%
Clinical Laboratory, 14%
Ethics, 7%
Course Materials, 4%

Common faculty member skills

Public Health, 15%
Mathematics, 11%
Curriculum Development, 10%
Professional Development, 6%
PowerPoint, 6%
Course Materials, 5%

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