Spanish professor vs adjunct faculty

The differences between spanish professors and adjunct faculties can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become a spanish professor, becoming an adjunct faculty takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, an adjunct faculty has an average salary of $83,069, which is higher than the $53,359 average annual salary of a spanish professor.

The top three skills for a spanish professor include spanish language, classroom management and curriculum development. The most important skills for an adjunct faculty are student learning, syllabus, and philosophy.

Spanish professor vs adjunct faculty overview

	Spanish Professor	Adjunct Faculty
Yearly salary	$53,359	$83,069
Hourly rate	$25.65	$39.94
Growth rate	12%	2%
Number of jobs	27,083	26,791
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	2	4

Spanish professor vs adjunct faculty salary

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

	Spanish Professor	Adjunct Faculty
Average salary	$53,359	$83,069
Salary range	Between $40,000 And $70,000	Between $45,000 And $152,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Hca Hospital Services Of San Diego
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between spanish professor and adjunct faculty education

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

	Spanish Professor	Adjunct Faculty
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Most common major	Education	Nursing
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Spanish professor vs adjunct faculty demographics

Here are the differences between spanish professors' and adjunct faculties' demographics:

	Spanish Professor	Adjunct Faculty
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 34.9% Female, 65.1%	Male, 40.9% Female, 59.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.3% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 10.4% Asian, 11.3% White, 66.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 7.2% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 10.3% Asian, 11.2% White, 66.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between spanish professor and adjunct faculty duties and responsibilities

Spanish professor example responsibilities.

Organize and lead cultural excursions: Barcelona, Figueres.
Manage and administer college level foreign language lessons and curriculum.
Develop syllabus to improve student's language skills at any level.
Instruct students in multiple EAP and ESL skills including listening, speaking, writing, vocabulary, and interpreting literature.
Lead team to start an ESL program.
Provide specialize test preparation (TOEFL, TOEIC, IELTS).

Adjunct faculty example responsibilities.

Lead early childhood program initiatives.
Provide detail academic instruction for college students in anatomy & physiology, and medical terminology.
Prepare lectures, in-class exercises, and collect entirely new course materials to create a personalize syllabus
Inform students about course requirements, evaluation procedures, attendance and participation requirements in a course syllabus.
Facilitate teaching of online humanities course examining relationship between philosophy and ethics including issues relating to morality.
Provide instruction in accounting, economics, federal taxation, management, personnel and small business management.

Spanish professor vs adjunct faculty skills

Common spanish professor skills

Spanish Language, 32%
Classroom Management, 20%
Curriculum Development, 11%
Current Literature, 7%
Syllabus, 3%
Spanish Grammar, 2%

Common adjunct faculty skills

Student Learning, 11%
Syllabus, 8%
Philosophy, 7%
Professional Development, 6%
Course Syllabus, 5%
Course Content, 5%

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