Adjunct Job Market Stats
Aggregate snapshot of adjunct, lecturer, and part-time faculty postings tracked across 1,553 institutions.
Active jobs
39,911
+18,514 this week
Institutions hiring
1,553
with active postings
Avg pay / course
$5,855
course-rate listings
Remote
2%
794 remote roles
Top hiring institutions
Most active adjunct postings
- San Jacinto College461(1%)
- Kern Community College District392(1%)
- University of Maryland Global Campus388(1%)
- Alamo Colleges364(1%)
- Houston Community College313(1%)
- Coast Community College District285(1%)
- Northeastern University282(1%)
- Fayetteville Technical Community College276(1%)
- Collin College266(1%)
- Grand Canyon University260(1%)
- DePaul University229(1%)
- Broward College227(1%)
Jobs by state
Top 12 states by active postings
- CA6,285(16%)
- TX4,736(12%)
- FL2,444(6%)
- IL2,182(5%)
- PA1,969(5%)
- NJ1,866(5%)
- MA1,576(4%)
- NY1,531(4%)
- OH1,368(3%)
- NC1,158(3%)
- TN1,093(3%)
- MI912(2%)
Jobs by discipline
Classified by job title
- Other10,268(26%)
- Visual & Fine Arts4,788(12%)
- Health Sciences & Nursing3,524(9%)
- Business & Management2,783(7%)
- Education2,600(7%)
- English & Writing1,646(4%)
- Mathematics & Statistics1,198(3%)
- Sociology1,109(3%)
- Computer Science & IT1,102(3%)
- World Languages1,051(3%)
- Psychology1,049(3%)
- Engineering1,047(3%)
- Music & Performing Arts1,013(3%)
- Biology & Life Sciences912(2%)
- Communications & Media881(2%)
- History760(2%)
- Chemistry757(2%)
- Accounting & Finance622(2%)
- Physics606(2%)
- Philosophy & Religion525(1%)
- Political Science514(1%)
- Economics425(1%)
- Criminal Justice378(1%)
- Environmental Science353(1%)
Top cities
Where adjunct roles are concentrated
- Houston, TX872(2%)
- Chicago, IL820(2%)
- San Antonio, TX389(1%)
- Cranford, NJ384(1%)
- Boston, MA363(1%)
- Philadelphia, PA351(1%)
- Tampa, FL347(1%)
- Online/Remote304(1%)
- Salt Lake City, UT287(1%)
- Fayetteville, NC281(1%)
- Nashville, TN271(1%)
- New York, NY252(1%)
Modality
In-person, remote, hybrid splits
- In-Person38,757(97%)
- Online979(2%)
- Hybrid175(0%)
Institution type
Public, private, community colleges
- Public University12,543(31%)
- Community College9,404(24%)
- Other8,640(22%)
- Private University8,407(21%)
- Technical College917(2%)
Job age distribution
How long postings have been live
- 0–7 days700(2%)
- 1–4 weeks12,871(32%)
- 1–2 months8,402(21%)
- Unknown17,938(45%)
Employment type
Part-time, contract, etc.
- Part-time39,691(99%)
- Full-time161(0%)
- Temporary12(0%)
- Full-time and Part-time11(0%)
- Tempo integral9(0%)
- دوام كامل5(0%)
- Part-time and Contractor5(0%)
- Medio tiempo4(0%)
Source breakdown
16 job boards & ATS platforms
- HigherEdJobs33,982(85%)
- InsideHigherEd1,335(3%)
- University Direct1,107(3%)
- PeopleAdmin Direct999(3%)
- Workday Direct979(2%)
- HERC Jobs765(2%)
- Google Jobs394(1%)
- EdJoin135(0%)
- AdjunctWorld96(0%)
- Chronicle49(0%)
Hiring velocity
Weekly posted vs. removed (last 12 weeks)
Posted Removed