Humanities professor vs assistant professor

The differences between humanities professors and assistant professors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 4-6 years to become a humanities professor, becoming an assistant professor takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a humanities professor has an average salary of $88,636, which is higher than the $87,099 average annual salary of an assistant professor.

The top three skills for a humanities professor include blackboard, seminar and sociology. The most important skills for an assistant professor are patients, public health, and pediatrics.

Humanities professor vs assistant professor overview

	Humanities Professor	Assistant Professor
Yearly salary	$88,636	$87,099
Hourly rate	$42.61	$41.87
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	12,083	30,531
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	6	4

Humanities professor vs assistant professor salary

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

	Humanities Professor	Assistant Professor
Average salary	$88,636	$87,099
Salary range	Between $49,000 And $157,000	Between $50,000 And $151,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	UT Medical Group, Inc.
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between humanities professor and assistant professor education

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

	Humanities Professor	Assistant Professor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Most common major	English	Nursing
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Humanities professor vs assistant professor demographics

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

	Humanities Professor	Assistant Professor
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 45.3% Female, 54.7%	Male, 55.5% Female, 44.5%
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, 6.2% 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 humanities professor and assistant professor duties and responsibilities

Humanities professor example responsibilities.

Lead outreach to community and statewide stakeholders in the PPCC entrepreneurship program.
Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other blackboard require records.
Facilitate instruction for developing the thesis topic statement, qualitative and quantitative research design, and conducting a review of literature.
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.

Humanities professor vs assistant professor skills

Common humanities professor skills

Blackboard, 24%
Seminar, 23%
Sociology, 15%
Ethics, 14%
Philosophy, 13%
Economics, 12%

Common assistant professor skills

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

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