Visiting faculty vs faculty

The differences between visiting faculties and faculties can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a faculty has an average salary of $80,405, 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 a faculty are philosophy, patients, and rehabilitation.

Visiting faculty vs faculty overview

	Visiting Faculty	Faculty
Yearly salary	$68,611	$80,405
Hourly rate	$32.99	$38.66
Growth rate	12%	2%
Number of jobs	8,224	21,142
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	4	-

Visiting faculty vs faculty salary

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

	Visiting Faculty	Faculty
Average salary	$68,611	$80,405
Salary range	Between $40,000 And $117,000	Between $42,000 And $152,000
Highest paying City	New York, NY	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	New York	California
Best paying company	Minneapolis College of Art and Design	School of Visual Concepts
Best paying industry	Health Care	-

Differences between visiting faculty and faculty education

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

	Visiting Faculty	Faculty
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Most common major	English	Nursing
Most common college	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Carnegie Mellon University

Visiting faculty vs faculty demographics

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

	Visiting Faculty	Faculty
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 49.1% Female, 50.9%	Male, 43.8% Female, 56.2%
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, 7.2% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 10.2% Asian, 13.1% White, 64.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between visiting faculty and faculty 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.

Faculty example responsibilities.

Lead early childhood program initiatives.
Launch new BSN program and lead program review for all programs.
Manage curriculum to meet regulatory requirements for accreditation; teach medical coding and billing, anatomy and physiology and medical terminology.
Prepare course syllabus that follow the prescribed institutional format.
Lecture topics examine regulatory compliance and legal risks associate with medical products and healthcare administration.
Receive NIH RO1 research grant and launch laboratory.

Visiting faculty vs faculty skills

Common visiting faculty skills

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

Common faculty skills

Philosophy, 7%
Patients, 7%
Rehabilitation, 5%
Student Learning, 4%
Professional Development, 4%
Social Work, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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