Law professor vs adjunct professor

The differences between law professors and adjunct professors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a law professor and an adjunct professor. Additionally, a law professor has an average salary of $153,386, which is higher than the $98,821 average annual salary of an adjunct professor.

The top three skills for a law professor include legal research, property law and legal studies. The most important skills for an adjunct professor are course curriculum, syllabus, and semester.

Law professor vs adjunct professor overview

	Law Professor	Adjunct Professor
Yearly salary	$153,386	$98,821
Hourly rate	$73.74	$47.51
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	12,785	22,488
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	4	4

Law professor vs adjunct professor salary

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

	Law Professor	Adjunct Professor
Average salary	$153,386	$98,821
Salary range	Between $87,000 And $269,000	Between $44,000 And $219,000
Highest paying City	Berkeley, CA	Providence, RI
Highest paying state	California	Rhode Island
Best paying company	Brooklyn Law School	Rhode Island School of Design
Best paying industry	Education	Education

Differences between law professor and adjunct professor education

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

	Law Professor	Adjunct Professor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Most common major	Law	Business
Most common college	Pennsylvania State University	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Law professor vs adjunct professor demographics

Here are the differences between law professors' and adjunct professors' demographics:

	Law Professor	Adjunct Professor
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 56.0% Female, 44.0%	Male, 51.5% Female, 48.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.1% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 10.1% Asian, 11.3% White, 66.4% 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 law professor and adjunct professor duties and responsibilities

Law professor example responsibilities.

Used blackboard online to manage students tests, grade papers and assign materials.
Prepare the first comprehensive syllabus for human rights subject in the institution.
Test, troubleshoot, and resolve issues with new implement software packages.
Prepare comments, oppositions, and other advocacy documents to be file at the FCC.
Draft pleadings and discovery demands/responses.
Experiment with different surface chemistry to improve quality of yields -participate in poster session and presentation to faculty and graduate students.

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.

Law professor vs adjunct professor skills

Common law professor skills

Legal Research, 47%
Property Law, 14%
Legal Studies, 8%
Constitutional Law, 7%
Family Law, 5%
Ethics, 3%

Common adjunct professor skills

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

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