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Professor / Lecturer Career Market Report 2026

1,371 active jobs. 88 companies. Median salary $82K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

1,371
Active Job Openings
88
Companies Hiring
$82K
Median Salary (US)
76%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Professor / Lecturer market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 76% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $82K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $60K to $140K.

Curriculum Development is the most-demanded skill at 13%

Robotics demand rose +3.0pp — fastest-growing skill

Northeastern leads hiring with 164 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Mid-Level → Senior (+$38K, +37%)

Salary increase: +$38K · Sample: Mid-Level → Senior

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 10% of postings

Week-over-week changes reflect dataset expansion, not market surge

Recent growth in tracked postings is from adding new data sources, not a one-week hiring boom. Interpret trend data with this in mind.

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Director12$81K$118K$135K
Mid-Level6$89K$105K$291K
Senior6$50K$143K$289K
Junior4$68K$78K$80K

What jumps out

Mid-Level → Senior: +$38K (37%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States72$89KUSD
Australia11$117KUSD
Canada5$88KUSD
United Kingdom3$86KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site0.2%
Remote0.7%
Hybrid0.0%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

Curriculum Development
13%
AI/LLM
10%
Data Analysis
6%
Community Outreach
5%
Project Management
4%
Spring
4%
Robotics
3%
Python
3%
Public Policy
2%
Student Assessment
2%
Animation
2%

Skills on the Rise

Robotics ↑+3.0pp

Declining in Demand

Sustainability ↓-13.7ppPatient Care ↓-10.5ppJournalism ↓-6.6ppPharmacy ↓-5.8ppPediatrics ↓-4.9pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Northeastern16412.0%
Ntu1239.0%
Sggovterp725.3%
Osu725.3%
Uasys695.0%
Wisconsin523.8%
Ummc433.1%
Cincinnatichildrens372.7%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States498
Singapore138
United Kingdom38
Australia22
Canada15
Remote7
France3
Finland3

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
PhD / Doctorate42.4%443
Associate Degree36.0%376
Master's Degree16.1%168
Bachelor's Degree2.1%22
MBA0.9%9

Certifications

MBA (5%)CPA (1%)RN License (1%)

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