University professor vs visiting professor

The differences between university professors and visiting professors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become a university professor, becoming a visiting professor takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a visiting professor has an average salary of $116,217, 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 professor are course content, student learning, and professional development.

University professor vs visiting professor overview

	University Professor	Visiting Professor
Yearly salary	$64,567	$116,217
Hourly rate	$31.04	$55.87
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	12,202	27,139
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	4	2

University professor vs visiting professor salary

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

	University Professor	Visiting Professor
Average salary	$64,567	$116,217
Salary range	Between $37,000 And $111,000	Between $56,000 And $241,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	UMiami Health System
Best paying industry	-	Education

Differences between university professor and visiting professor education

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

	University Professor	Visiting Professor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Most common major	Business	Nursing
Most common college	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	University of Texas at Austin

University professor vs visiting professor demographics

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

	University Professor	Visiting Professor
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 63.0% Female, 37.0%	Male, 60.3% Female, 39.7%
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, 6.8% 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 university professor and visiting 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.

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.

University professor vs visiting professor skills

Common university professor skills

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

Common visiting professor skills

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

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