Physical medicine teacher vs assistant professor

The differences between physical medicine teachers and assistant 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 physical medicine teacher and an assistant professor. Additionally, an assistant professor has an average salary of $87,099, which is higher than the $68,547 average annual salary of a physical medicine teacher.

Physical medicine teacher vs assistant professor overview

	Physical Medicine Teacher	Assistant Professor
Yearly salary	$68,547	$87,099
Hourly rate	$32.96	$41.87
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	114,205	30,531
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	4	4

Physical medicine teacher vs assistant professor salary

Physical medicine teachers and assistant professors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Physical Medicine Teacher	Assistant Professor
Average salary	$68,547	$87,099
Salary range	Between $40,000 And $116,000	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 physical medicine teacher and assistant professor education

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

	Physical Medicine Teacher	Assistant Professor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Most common major	Nursing	Nursing
Most common college	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Physical medicine teacher vs assistant professor demographics

Here are the differences between physical medicine teachers' and assistant professors' demographics:

	Physical Medicine Teacher	Assistant Professor
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 58.3% Female, 41.7%	Male, 55.5% Female, 44.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.9% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 7.2% Asian, 12.2% White, 70.8% 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 physical medicine teacher and assistant professor duties and responsibilities

Physical medicine teacher example responsibilities.

Lead the girls' volleyball team to a district championship and coach the state winner in high jump.
Provide ongoing mathematics reinforcement for all grade levels insuring above average performance on all standardize testing including FCAT.
Provide assessment of high school age student and students with special needs.

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.

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