University professor vs adjunct assistant professor

The differences between university professors and adjunct 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 university professor and an adjunct assistant professor. Additionally, an adjunct assistant professor has an average salary of $100,809, which is higher than the $64,567 average annual salary of a university professor.

The top three skills for a university professor include undergraduate courses, sociology and political science. The most important skills for an adjunct assistant professor are course content, ethics, and physiology.

University professor vs adjunct assistant professor overview

	University Professor	Adjunct Assistant Professor
Yearly salary	$64,567	$100,809
Hourly rate	$31.04	$48.47
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	12,202	24,137
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	4	4

University professor vs adjunct assistant professor salary

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

	University Professor	Adjunct Assistant Professor
Average salary	$64,567	$100,809
Salary range	Between $37,000 And $111,000	Between $52,000 And $192,000
Highest paying City	-	Salt Lake City, UT
Highest paying state	-	Utah
Best paying company	-	UMiami Health System
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between university professor and adjunct assistant professor education

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

	University Professor	Adjunct Assistant Professor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Most common major	Business	Psychology
Most common college	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

University professor vs adjunct assistant professor demographics

Here are the differences between university professors' and adjunct assistant professors' demographics:

	University Professor	Adjunct Assistant Professor
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 63.0% Female, 37.0%	Male, 52.7% Female, 47.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.0% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 9.9% Asian, 11.4% White, 66.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 7.1% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 10.1% Asian, 14.5% White, 63.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between university professor and adjunct assistant professor duties and responsibilities

University professor example responsibilities.

Used blackboard online to manage students tests, grade papers and assign materials.
Provide assistance in conducting literature reviews on obesity issues and data analysis of her surveys on obesity risk reduction behaviors
Develop syllabus, overall course structure, and administer all grades.
Design and teach courses in leadership, ethics, and professional writing at the collegiate level.
Develop course curriculum, syllabus, materials and instructional objectives in line with traditional and modern theological teaching and researching.
Develop contextually sensitive evidence aggregation methods from patient records that consider whole patients over time, rather than just linguistic correctness.

Adjunct assistant professor example responsibilities.

Lead outreach to community and statewide stakeholders in the PPCC entrepreneurship program.
Work with a diverse student body in both writing instruction and literature courses.
Instruct students in photojournalism courses as well as ethics, reporting and editing practicum.
Create lectures and assignments that help students draw connections between mathematics and other sciences.
Collaborate with primary professor to develop class curriculum and syllabus.
Incorporate clinical and biomedical cases to further understanding of human physiology and understanding of anatomical concepts.

University professor vs adjunct assistant professor skills

Common university professor skills

Undergraduate Courses, 11%
Sociology, 10%
Political Science, 9%
Literature, 8%
Economics, 5%
Ethics, 5%

Common adjunct assistant professor skills

Course Content, 34%
Ethics, 24%
Physiology, 3%
Philosophy, 3%
Freshman, 3%
Economics, 3%

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