Faculty and Staffs by Occupation at Amherst College
A total of 1,147 employees, including instructional and non-instructional, both full-time and part-time status work at Amherst College. By employment type, there are 1,109 full-time and 38 part-time faculty and staffs. By gender, 622 female and 525 male employees are working at Amherst.
The number of instructional staffs (i.e. teaching faculty) is 295, which is 25.72% of total employees. On average, 6 students are in a class or assigned per a faculty. By occupation, there are 71 Librarians, 116 management occupation, 85 computer/engineering, and 212 service occupations.
By race/ethnicity, there are 802 white (69.92%), 73 black (6.36%), and 97 asian (8.46%) employees working at Amherst. A total of 27 non-resident alien employees work at Amherst.
Next tables summarize the number of staffs by gender, race/ethnicity, occupation, and faculty status.
| Staff Category | Total | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Staffs | 1,147 | 1,109 | 38 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 295 | 282 | 13 |
| Instructional staff | 295 | 282 | 13 |
| Librarians, Curators, Archivists and other teaching Instructional support | 71 | 67 | 4 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists | 37 | 36 | 1 |
| Archivists, Curators, and Museum Technicians | 16 | 15 | 1 |
| Librarians | 18 | 18 | - |
| Library Technicians | 3 | 3 | - |
| Other teaching and Instructional Support | 34 | 31 | 3 |
| Management | 116 | 115 | 1 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 80 | 78 | 2 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 85 | 85 | - |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 101 | 101 | - |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 13 | 12 | 1 |
| Service Occupations | 212 | 202 | 10 |
| Office and Administrative Support | 133 | 126 | 7 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 30 | 30 | - |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 11 | 11 | - |
| Staff Category | Total | Female | Male |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Staffs | 1,147 | 622 | 525 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 295 | 144 | 151 |
| Instructional staff | 295 | 144 | 151 |
| Librarians, Curators, Archivists and other teaching Instructional support | 71 | 54 | 17 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists | 37 | 30 | 7 |
| Archivists, Curators, and Museum Technicians | 16 | 11 | 5 |
| Librarians | 18 | 17 | 1 |
| Library Technicians | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Other teaching and Instructional Support | 34 | 24 | 10 |
| Management | 116 | 69 | 47 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 80 | 60 | 20 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 85 | 34 | 51 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 101 | 56 | 45 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 13 | 9 | 4 |
| Service Occupations | 212 | 81 | 131 |
| Office and Administrative Support | 133 | 108 | 25 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 30 | 5 | 25 |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 11 | 2 | 9 |
| Occupation | Total | American Indian / Alaska Native | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Nativie Hawaiian | White | Two or More Races | Race Unknown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Staffs | 1,147 | 5 | 97 | 73 | 104 | 1 | 802 | 2 | 36 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 295 | 2 | 46 | 23 | 18 | 0 | 177 | 1 | 12 |
| Instructional staff | 295 | 2 | 46 | 23 | 18 | 0 | 177 | 1 | 12 |
| Librarians, Curators, Archivists and other teaching Instructional support | 71 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 2 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists | 37 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 1 |
| Archivists, Curators, and Museum Technicians | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| Librarians | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Library Technicians | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Other teaching and Instructional Support | 34 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| Management | 116 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 92 | 1 | 2 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 80 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 65 | 0 | 1 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 85 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 2 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 101 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 72 | 0 | 3 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Service Occupations | 212 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 45 | 0 | 132 | 0 | 7 |
| Office and Administrative Support | 133 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 109 | 0 | 5 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1 |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| Staff Category | Total | Female | Male |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Staffs | 27 | 13 | 14 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 16 | 7 | 9 |
| Instructional staff | 16 | 7 | 9 |
| Librarians, Curators, Archivists and other teaching Instructional support | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Archivists, Curators, and Museum Technicians | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Librarians | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Library Technicians | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other teaching and Instructional Support | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Management | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Service Occupations | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Office and Administrative Support | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Employment Status
According to the IPEDS, Full-time staff and Part-time staff is determined by the institution. The type of appointment at the snapshot date determines whether an employee is full time or part time. The employee\s term of contract is not considered in making the determination of full or part time. Casual employees (hired on an ad-hoc basis or occasional basis to meet short-term needs) and students in the College Work-Study Program (CWS) are not considered part-time staff.