Teaching artist vs visiting professor

The differences between teaching artists and visiting 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 teaching artist and a visiting professor. Additionally, a visiting professor has an average salary of $116,217, which is higher than the $66,565 average annual salary of a teaching artist.

The top three skills for a teaching artist include art curriculum, arts education and art lessons. The most important skills for a visiting professor are course content, student learning, and professional development.

Teaching artist vs visiting professor overview

	Teaching Artist	Visiting Professor
Yearly salary	$66,565	$116,217
Hourly rate	$32.00	$55.87
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	4,493	27,139
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 71%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	2	2

What does a teaching artist do?

A Teaching Artist is responsible for teaching knowledge and skills in art, including drawing, painting, lettering, and art history. They also develop, submit, and implement lesson plans.

What does a visiting professor do?

Visiting professors are faculty members from an institution who must visit a host university to teach, lecture, or perform research on a topic they are knowledgeable in. These professors are required to create a positive learning environment among undergraduate students by inviting them to participate and engage in classroom activities, which can consistently enhance the learning process of their students. They must serve as dissertation research chairperson for Ph.D. students in qualitative and quantitative research studies. Visiting professors must also conduct in-person lectures and direct undergraduate theses for special topics research courses.

Teaching artist vs visiting professor salary

Teaching artists and visiting professors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Teaching Artist	Visiting Professor
Average salary	$66,565	$116,217
Salary range	Between $39,000 And $111,000	Between $56,000 And $241,000
Highest paying City	Santa Rosa, CA	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	New York	California
Best paying company	The New York Pops	UMiami Health System
Best paying industry	Government	Education

Differences between teaching artist and visiting professor education

There are a few differences between a teaching artist and a visiting professor in terms of educational background:

	Teaching Artist	Visiting Professor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 71%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Most common major	Theatre	Nursing
Most common college	Northwestern University	University of Texas at Austin

Teaching artist vs visiting professor demographics

Here are the differences between teaching artists' and visiting professors' demographics:

	Teaching Artist	Visiting Professor
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 31.1% Female, 68.9%	Male, 60.3% Female, 39.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.0% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 10.0% Asian, 11.3% White, 66.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 6.8% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 9.8% Asian, 13.9% White, 64.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between teaching artist and visiting professor duties and responsibilities

Teaching artist example responsibilities.

Perform weekly at NYC schools, lead talkbacks, and conduct workshops for students of all ages.
Lead an outreach art program in a public school in the Bronx for 4th and 5th grade students.
Utilize computers and software to develop teaching materials, manage classroom records and email, and produce PowerPoint presentations.
Demonstrate effective communication skills, well-execute and expedient application of makeup to achieve the look guests desires.
Participate in OFAR's social sculpture and create an installation-base film dedicate to social justice and engagement
Teach classes in improv, sketch, acting, and playwriting

Visiting professor example responsibilities.

Used blackboard online to manage students tests, grade papers and assign materials.
Teach various humanities, sociology, communications and ethics courses.
Design and teach a graduate seminar.
Graduate seminar in post-1945 art theory and criticism
Develop educational resources that supplement core BSN courses.
Review professor's syllabus and acquire full knowledge of his semester coursework in a short turnaround time.

Teaching artist vs visiting professor skills

Common teaching artist skills

Art Curriculum, 13%
Arts Education, 5%
Art Lessons, 5%
Public Schools, 5%
Creative Drama, 4%
Poetry, 4%

Common visiting professor skills

Course Content, 11%
Student Learning, 10%
Professional Development, 8%
Philosophy, 7%
Health Assessments, 5%
Economics, 4%

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