Adjunct Job Market Stats
Aggregate snapshot of adjunct, lecturer, and part-time faculty postings tracked across 1,814 institutions.
Active jobs
30,640
+1,055 this week
Institutions hiring
1,814
with active postings
Avg pay / course
$5,716
course-rate listings
Remote
2%
589 remote roles
Top hiring institutions
Most active adjunct postings
- Reedley College277(1%)
- Ohio State University-Main Campus246(1%)
- Alamo Colleges210(1%)
- Northeastern University208(1%)
- Lone Star College System205(1%)
- Lone Star College198(1%)
- Kern Community College District193(1%)
- Houston City College193(1%)
- Grand Canyon University189(1%)
- Rutgers University-New Brunswick179(1%)
- University of Pennsylvania178(1%)
- University of California-San Diego162(1%)
Jobs by state
Top 12 states by active postings
- CA4,882(16%)
- TX2,965(10%)
- PA1,490(5%)
- FL1,443(5%)
- IL1,437(5%)
- NJ1,368(4%)
- NY1,271(4%)
- MA1,123(4%)
- OH1,122(4%)
- NC842(3%)
- MI798(3%)
- TN774(3%)
Jobs by discipline
Classified by job title
- Other7,643(25%)
- Health Sciences & Nursing4,872(16%)
- Business & Management1,923(6%)
- Education & Teaching1,234(4%)
- English & Writing1,141(4%)
- Trades & Applied Technology1,101(4%)
- Biology & Life Sciences1,084(4%)
- Engineering977(3%)
- Music & Performing Arts929(3%)
- Computer Science & IT876(3%)
- World Languages859(3%)
- Communications & Media851(3%)
- Mathematics & Statistics825(3%)
- Psychology672(2%)
- Visual & Fine Arts607(2%)
- Accounting & Finance567(2%)
- Chemistry539(2%)
- History489(2%)
- Physics438(1%)
- Humanities381(1%)
- Social Work371(1%)
- Criminal Justice369(1%)
- Philosophy & Religion360(1%)
- Agriculture & Environmental Science344(1%)
- Political Science329(1%)
- Sociology310(1%)
- Economics286(1%)
- Law & Legal Studies263(1%)
Top cities
Where adjunct roles are concentrated
- Chicago, IL516(2%)
- Houston, TX436(1%)
- Philadelphia, PA371(1%)
- Reedley, CA277(1%)
- Costa Mesa, CA262(1%)
- New Brunswick, NJ258(1%)
- Boston, MA245(1%)
- United States236(1%)
- Memphis, TN231(1%)
- San Antonio, TX228(1%)
- New York, NY221(1%)
- Los Angeles, CA209(1%)
Modality
In-person, remote, hybrid splits
- In-Person29,271(96%)
- Online997(3%)
- Hybrid372(1%)
Institution type
Public, private, community colleges
- Public University12,546(41%)
- Private University6,781(22%)
- Community College6,353(21%)
- Other4,317(14%)
- Technical College643(2%)
Job age distribution
How long postings have been live
- 0–7 days1,066(3%)
- 1–4 weeks18,477(60%)
- 1–2 months7,949(26%)
- 2–3 months2,509(8%)
- 3+ months639(2%)
Employment type
Part-time, contract, etc.
- Part-time30,111(98%)
- Full-time426(1%)
- Full-time and Part-time20(0%)
- Medio tiempo18(0%)
- Internship10(0%)
- Tiempo completo9(0%)
- Contractor7(0%)
- Full-Time7(0%)
Source breakdown
31 job boards & ATS platforms
- HigherEdJobs19,729(64%)
- Workday Direct1,752(6%)
- PeopleAdmin Direct1,478(5%)
- University Direct1,466(5%)
- InsideHigherEd1,451(5%)
- Chronicle1,275(4%)
- NeoGov Direct663(2%)
- JSearch614(2%)
- Interfolio Direct406(1%)
- Google Jobs374(1%)
Hiring velocity
Weekly posted vs. removed (last 12 weeks)
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