Salary of the professor varies based on the name of the institute he is working in, upon his experience and his qualifications. The annual salary for university professors was about $80,100 in the year 2009-2010, according to the ASSUP.

The average U.S salary for a full time college professor is $50,000. However there is wide gap between the professor’s salaries depending upon the region, their grade and so on. The professors working in universities providing the P.H.D usually gets the high salary, nearby $90,100 annually. A professor whose highest degree is master’s degree and bachelor’s degree gets salary about $70,000 to $87,100 in a year. The associate professor earns annual salary about $68, 655, for assistant professor it is $58,520 and for instructor it is $47,565.  The annual salary of professor for a community college is about $55,000. However; in this profession also inequality between the genders exists. Male professor’s average salary is $89,000 annually and the lady professor earns $85,000 but now it does not happens at all. Both male and female receive equal amount of salary depending upon their rank, experience and on various factors.

The highest ranked law professor’s salary is about $134,100. However; business professor’s salary is about $109,000; also the English professor earns $79,000 per year.

Most professors are paid by college or university on nine or ten month’s contract. Salary data for professor is typically reported as nine months salary not including compensation during the summer time. The overall median seven months salary for all professors was $73,000. In 2009-2010, majority of the professors had a salary of $65, 700, which was calculated by the AAUP.

Salary in community college is lower than in four year school. However, professors in two year colleges can concentrate on teaching instant of research.

BENEFITS

A professor can earn extra income as

• Consultant
• Expert witness

The additional benefits for professor are benefits of

• Housing  facilities
• travel allowance
• paid sabbaticals
• Tuition waivers.
• Gratuity
• Study leave to peruse  higher education

A professor is responsible for shaping the future of the students. Professors are always there to help for finding the keys for the success of their students. For professors it is essential to understand the importance of his role and responsibilities for accomplishment and wisdom. Professors who know how much their roles and responsibilities are vital in life; they will ultimately experience considerable benefits in work and in personnel.

The roles and duties of a professor may be varied; here are few of the roles of a Professor.

Towards themselves:

• To acquire the necessary education related to this profession.
• Sincerity as well as honesty should be in this professional profession.
• Understand that the thinking of the two students will never match.
• Update your knowledge and opt the new way to teaching.
• Have patience towards the students.

Towards students:

• Module the training lessons according to the policies of the schools education system.
• Introduce new activities as well as material that are engaged and create healthy competition among the students.
• Set and evaluate the examination.
• Supervise student’s uniform.
• Understand the different background of the student like their weakness, strength and also area of interest.
• Resolve conflicts in the class among the students.
• Be ready to adjust to the teaching style.

Towards parent:

• Give information to the parents about their child progress.
• Get a time to discuss about the issue or problems
• Motivate the parents to allow their child in various activities.
• Up date the parents regarding the school activities and meetings.
• Help the parents to do something better for their child.

Towards top management:

• Help the management to formulate the school or college policies.
• Maintain the healthy relationship with the all the staff members.
• Voluntary participate in the activities like sports day, seminar and other things.

To attain good teaching skills professor should first of all know how to handle time in different two aspects.

• Lessons ( structured and unstructured work)
• Private time

The professors should posses the skills like

• Presentation skills: as a professor it is good for them to have good presentation skills; the method of delivery is very important factor that helps the students to understand easily and quickly.
• Communication skills: communication should be clear and understandable to all. If there is any communication gap due to the ineffective communication, it will create the threat for the future of the students. He should be able to affordably provide structure to their thoughts so they can comprehend the ideas of student in the better manner.
• Patience: It’s necessary for the professor as they have to deal with the students with extended period of time.
• Problem solver: He should be able to solve the queries of his students. He should be a problem solver and able to think immediately when the worse situation will occur in the class suddenly.
• Supportive: he should always be there for the students if they need help either in classroom issues or anything else.
• Leadership quality.
• He should have good analytical power in order to understand the behavior of his students.
• Should have great command over knowledge.
• Know how to handle the students.
• Should be disciplined in his own life.

TRAINING:

A professor should have a good amount of experience in teaching and training before he becomes eligible for the post. Working as a college professor generally requires bachelor degree and plus 4-5 study years, with the master certificate as well as doctorial thesis.

In some fields like in music and art, they accept the master’s certificate and also many year of experience as a professor. There are some universities who are hiring professors having zero year of experience so as they work under the supervision of an experienced professor for a certain time period. Applicant should have relevant experience of teaching in the high school or in the other colleges in the same department that he is applying for.

Steps to become professor

• Complete the compulsory education i.e. higher secondary education.
• Get a bachelors degree in the discipline which one like to teach
• Apply for PhD
• Do post doctoral researches

Nowadays there are wide opportunities in the teaching sector. In old days people didn’t give much importance to the education as they think that its waste of time and money. But now the scenario has changed; majority of people are now aware that education is important for an individual. Due to this various educational institutions, schools and universities are establishing in a fast manner. So every institute or school needs a teaching person; due to the huge requirement of these professionals the teaching career is growing day by day.

Even if the professor doesn’t want to be the part of any college or school, he can also open his own study center and can provide teaching. By this way he can also earn huge revenue for him. He can even also take home tuitions. There is no recession in this profession. There will be no effect of this. Education cannot even vanish as it has become the basic requirement of everyone. It also does not depend upon the trend.

One can become a professor in different disciplines or subjects like:

• Economics
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Art and music
• Physiology
• Sociology
• Literature
• Math
• English
• And many others.

The professors are not only needed in the colleges or in schools but also in research centres, labotaries and also in corporate.

From many years, professors have been able to choose from three career track:

• A leadership track for management post like principal or head of department.
• A specialties track for specific area of education
• A teaching track to maintain the classroom.

So there is a huge bulk of opportunities in this profession. It is considered as one of the most responsible profession. This profession does not have any full stop as it is the continuous process for all.

Teaching is the respectable path of a career, although so much dedication and hard work is the requirement in this profession. A professor is one who teaches; he is a university or college officer who gives lectures, or instructs students in subjects like botany, chemistry and many more branches. Teaching is the on going process as today’s generation will be go to the future generation and for educating or guiding the upcoming  generation, teaching is still required. This means there will be the need of good professors.

Professors are critical to the national development. In education, a professor is a person who provides schooling for pupils and students, professors provide all the knowledge they possess to the students and they give them the best education that is helpful. Professors are very important to have in the society; it’s they who guide the students apart from the parents.

In today’s world, to be a professor is one of the vital jobs. As they are known as real revolutionaries- no person can create a world differently but only a professor can. Teaching profession is also considered as a noble work. It helps to build the strong pillars of the nation by spreading the light of education.

Even they have their own keys to mean for the students. These are the individuals who have the power to write recommendation letters on behalf of the students when they apply for jobs. They are the ones who help in shaping the goals as a student and as professionals, as well as they help you to discover the ones passion within studies.

Becoming a professor is not an easy task or a simple decision. One has to become the master in his subject. If one thinks that he would enjoy teaching, researching and writing then one can become a professor. If one think that there is the subject he is truly passionate about, and would like to spend his life exploring it, then a career in the education could be right for him.