University professors

NOC

41200

- University professors and lecturers

teach undergraduate and graduate students and conduct research at universities.

Full NOC Description

University professors and lecturers teach courses to undergraduate and graduate students and conduct research at universities. University professors who are heads of departments are included in this unit group.

Main Duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

Teach one or more university subjects to undergraduate and graduate students

Prepare and deliver lectures to students and conduct laboratory sessions or discussion groups

Prepare, administer and grade examinations, laboratory assignments and reports

Advise students on course and academic matters and career decisions

Direct research programs of graduate students and advise on research matters

Conduct research in field of specialization and publish findings in scholarly journals or books

May serve on faculty committees dealing with such matters as curriculum planning and degree requirements, and perform a variety of administrative duties

May represent their universities as speakers and guest lecturers

May provide professional consultative services to government, industry and private individuals.

University professors and lecturers specialize in a particular subject matter such as biology, chemistry, anatomy, sociology, business administration or law.

Also Known As

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university professor

Requirements

Employment Requirements

A doctoral degree in the field of specialization is required for university professors.

A master's degree in the field of specialization is required for university lecturers.

Licences or professional certification may be required for professors teaching future practitioners in certain professionally regulated fields, such as medicine, engineering, architecture, psychology or law.

Provincial Regulation

Not Provincially Regulated

Employment by Sex

The following graph shows the percentage of men and women working in this occupation in New Brunswick.

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46.6%

Female

53.4%

Male

Employment by age

The following graph shows the breakdown of all persons working in this occupation in New Brunswick by age group.

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0.0%

15-24

7.4%

25-34

22.3%

35-44

27.6%

45-54

29.0%

55-64

13.8%

65+

Employment by highest level of education

The following graph shows the breakdown of all persons working in this occupation in New Brunswick by highest level of education achieved.

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0.0%

No Certificate, Diploma or Degree

0.0%

High School, Diploma or Equivalent

0.0%

Apprenticeship or Trades Certificate or Diploma

0.0%

College or University Below Bachelor Level

100.0%

University - Bachelor Level or Above

Employment by Industry

The following graph shows the industry groups in which the largest shares of persons working in this occupation in New Brunswick are employed. Small percentages for all top three industry groups may suggest employment for this occupation is widely distributed amongst many industry groups.

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99.3%

Educational services

N/A

0.7%

All Other Industries

Employment by Economic Regions

The following graph shows the breakdown of all persons employed in this occupation in New Brunswick by which economic region they reside in.

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3.20%

Northeast

40.90%

Southeast

13.50%

Southwest

39.50%

Central

2.80%

Northwest

Economic Regions

The following map displays New Brunswick’s five economic regions. An economic region (ER) is a grouping of counties, created as a standard unit for analysis of regional economic activity across Canada.

Annual Average Salary by Economic Regions

The following graph shows the average salary of all persons employed in this occupation in each of New Brunswick’s five economic regions.

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$130,000

Northeast

$120,400

Southeast

$130,000

Southwest

$134,500

Central

$100,000

Northwest

Economic Regions

Hourly Median Wages by Economic Regions

The following represents the median hourly wage of all persons employed in this occupation in each of New Brunswick’s five economic regions.

Salary

The following shows the average salary of everyone who worked full-time and year-round in this occupation across each of the Atlantic Provinces and nationally.

Employment Outlook

The following represents the number of job openings that are expected to occur in this occupation over the next three and ten years respectively, broken down by openings expected to result from growth (“new jobs”) and openings expected to result from attrition (death and retirements).

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