Visiting faculty vs assistant professor

The differences between visiting faculties and 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 visiting faculty and an assistant professor. Additionally, an assistant professor has an average salary of $87,099, which is higher than the $68,611 average annual salary of a visiting faculty.

The top three skills for a visiting faculty include architecture, mathematics and undergraduate courses. The most important skills for an assistant professor are patients, public health, and pediatrics.

Visiting faculty vs assistant professor overview

	Visiting Faculty	Assistant Professor
Yearly salary	$68,611	$87,099
Hourly rate	$32.99	$41.87
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	8,224	30,531
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	4	4

Visiting faculty vs assistant professor salary

Visiting faculties and assistant professors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Visiting Faculty	Assistant Professor
Average salary	$68,611	$87,099
Salary range	Between $40,000 And $117,000	Between $50,000 And $151,000
Highest paying City	New York, NY	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	New York	Hawaii
Best paying company	Minneapolis College of Art and Design	UT Medical Group, Inc.
Best paying industry	Health Care	Government

Differences between visiting faculty and assistant professor education

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

	Visiting Faculty	Assistant Professor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Most common major	English	Nursing
Most common college	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Visiting faculty vs assistant professor demographics

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

	Visiting Faculty	Assistant Professor
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 49.1% Female, 50.9%	Male, 55.5% Female, 44.5%
Race ratio	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%	Black or African American, 6.2% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 8.9% Asian, 17.4% White, 62.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between visiting faculty and assistant professor duties and responsibilities

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.

Assistant professor example responsibilities.

Lead outreach to community and statewide stakeholders in the PPCC entrepreneurship program.
Used blackboard online to manage students tests, grade papers and assign materials.
Develop courses in immunology and research ethics, and develop super laboratory courses in cellular physiology and molecular biology.
Conduct research using molecular biology, genetics, histochemistry, cell biology, biochemistry.
Chair psychology and sociology departments, teach psychology classes, revise student practicum program, establish outreach mechanisms to reach alternative students
Serve as professor for humanities and sociology.

Visiting faculty vs assistant professor skills

Common visiting faculty skills

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

Common assistant professor skills

Patients, 17%
Public Health, 6%
Pediatrics, 5%
Curriculum Development, 4%
Research Projects, 4%
Professional Development, 4%

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