University professor vs visiting faculty

The differences between university professors and visiting faculties 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 a visiting faculty. Additionally, a visiting faculty has an average salary of $68,611, 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 a visiting faculty are architecture, mathematics, and undergraduate courses.

University professor vs visiting faculty overview

	University Professor	Visiting Faculty
Yearly salary	$64,567	$68,611
Hourly rate	$31.04	$32.99
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	12,202	8,224
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	4	4

University professor vs visiting faculty salary

University professors and visiting faculties have different pay scales, as shown below.

	University Professor	Visiting Faculty
Average salary	$64,567	$68,611
Salary range	Between $37,000 And $111,000	Between $40,000 And $117,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between university professor and visiting faculty education

There are a few differences between a university professor and a visiting faculty in terms of educational background:

	University Professor	Visiting Faculty
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Most common major	Business	English
Most common college	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

University professor vs visiting faculty demographics

Here are the differences between university professors' and visiting faculties' demographics:

	University Professor	Visiting Faculty
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 63.0% Female, 37.0%	Male, 49.1% Female, 50.9%
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, 6.3% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 9.0% Asian, 17.8% White, 61.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between university professor and visiting faculty 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.

Visiting faculty example responsibilities.

Lead early childhood program initiatives.
Conduct regular checks of doors and windows to ensure lock functionality.
Conduct research in physical chemistry department
Support the development of a comprehensive literature unit curriculum, including balance literacy that utilizes a variety of reading strategies.
Analyze writings to initiate thematic, multicultural comprehension/interpretation of literature
Supervise senior capstone project at request of administration.

University professor vs visiting faculty skills

Common university professor skills

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

Common visiting faculty skills

Architecture, 20%
Mathematics, 14%
Undergraduate Courses, 11%
Art History, 6%
Physiology, 5%
Chemistry, 4%

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