Preceptor vs professor

The differences between preceptors and 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 preceptor and a professor. Additionally, a professor has an average salary of $157,570, which is higher than the $96,558 average annual salary of a preceptor.

The top three skills for a preceptor include patients, direct patient care and CPR. The most important skills for a professor are philosophy, curriculum development, and mathematics.

Preceptor vs professor overview

	Preceptor	Professor
Yearly salary	$96,558	$157,570
Hourly rate	$46.42	$75.75
Growth rate	6%	12%
Number of jobs	318,595	21,861
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Average age	44	46
Years of experience	2	2

Preceptor vs professor salary

Preceptors and professors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Preceptor	Professor
Average salary	$96,558	$157,570
Salary range	Between $52,000 And $176,000	Between $88,000 And $280,000
Highest paying City	New York, NY	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	Alaska	California
Best paying company	Carilion Clinic	Oregon Health & Science University
Best paying industry	-	Education

Differences between preceptor and professor education

There are a few differences between a preceptor and a professor in terms of educational background:

	Preceptor	Professor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Most common major	Nursing	Business
Most common college	Duke University	Northwestern University

Preceptor vs professor demographics

Here are the differences between preceptors' and professors' demographics:

	Preceptor	Professor
Average age	44	46
Gender ratio	Male, 23.7% Female, 76.3%	Male, 56.7% Female, 43.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.1% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 9.2% Asian, 12.4% White, 63.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 7.2% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 10.2% Asian, 12.8% White, 64.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	16%

Differences between preceptor and professor duties and responsibilities

Preceptor example responsibilities.

Provide continuous telemetry monitoring and managing multiple patients with multiple high-risk medical conditions, utilizing interdisciplinary collaboration.
Perform blood draws and specimen collection on patients for phlebotomy Preceptorship course.
Monitor patients on EKG, are able to detect abnormal rhythms.
Provide emotional support with patients before pending surgery, and provide advocacy by calling doctor to answer the pt's questions.
Observe students during surgery, gather supplies need for surgical procedures and set up.
Assist with ADL's, medications, blood transfusions, chemotherapy infusions, education, admissions, discharges, and charting.

Professor example responsibilities.

Used blackboard online to manage students tests, grade papers and assign materials.
Instruct students in anatomy, physiology, medical terminology, college mathematics, and pharmacology math and dosage calculations.
Educate adult students in medical math, anatomy & physiology, business communications ,
Teach social science subjects including sociology, psychology and human services.
Mentore newly hire philosophy teachers on school culture as well as the program s academic requirements.
Prepare and deliver material to students on topics such as ethics, logic, and contemporary religious think.

Preceptor vs professor skills

Common preceptor skills

Patients, 34%
Direct Patient Care, 7%
CPR, 6%
Preceptorship, 4%
IV, 4%
Surgery, 4%

Common professor skills

Philosophy, 10%
Curriculum Development, 9%
Mathematics, 6%
C++, 5%
Literature, 5%
Graduate Courses, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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