Professor (public university)

Occupation figures cover every job classified under SOC 25-1199, including Adjunct Professor, Community College Instructor.

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — national estimates by ownership; U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), O*NET 31.0 Database; GovJobsWiki job taxonomy v1 (research round R240) (editorial). Data captured September 30, 2026.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025–35 — education and training assignments by detailed occupation (Tables 5.3, 5.4). Data captured September 30, 2026.

Academy length, curriculum and paid-training policies are set by each employer and state; they are part of the employer collection stage.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025–35 — education and training assignments by detailed occupation (Tables 5.3, 5.4). Data captured September 30, 2026.

Faculty rank: faculty rank (lecturer/adjunct → assistant → associate → full professor). Typical structure for a public college faculty; titles, steps and timing differ by employer.

1. Adjunct / Lecturer
2. Assistant Professor (tenure track)
3. Associate Professor (tenure)
4. Full Professor
5. Distinguished / Endowed Chair
6. Department Chair → Dean

Source: GovJobsWiki job taxonomy v1 (research round R240) (editorial).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — national estimates by ownership. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Median annual wage for Postsecondary Teachers, All Other (SOC 25-1199) in each state, all employers (BLS state estimates do not separate government from private). Highest first.

48 states with published estimates.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

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• 03 Hiring process

  Ordered steps + typical timeline: application, written test (named), physical test (named), oral board, background, polygraph, psych, medical, eligibility list
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• 05 Probation

  Probation length and what ends it
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• 08 Schedule

  Shift patterns (24/48, 4/10, 5/8, split), seniority bidding, holidays, mandatory OT
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• 09 Benefits and pension

  Pension plan/tier and formula, retirement age/years, DROP, retiree health, Social Security coverage, 457(b), PSLF eligibility
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• 10 Union contracts

  Bargaining unit, union, current CBA (source link, effective dates)
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• 11 Transfers and lateral entry

  Lateral policy, certification reciprocity, lateral bonus, inter-agency moves
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• 12 Day-to-day work

  Sourced description; later: insider contributions (the wiki layer)
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• 14 Exam practice

  Named exams → OpenExamPrep practice
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• 15 Employer directory

  L4 directory: every employer that hires this job, each with its own facet values
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