Faculty and Staffs by Occupation at Western Kentucky University
A total of 2,307 employees, including instructional and non-instructional, both full-time and part-time status work at Western Kentucky University. By employment type, there are 1,695 full-time and 612 part-time faculties and staffs. By gender, 1,333 female and 974 male employees are working at WKU.
The number of instructional staffs (i.e. teaching faculty) is 940, which is 40.75% of total employees. On average, 18 students are in a class or assigned per a faculty. By occupation, there are 170 Librarians, 86 management occupation, 144 computer/engineering, and 96 service occupations.
By race/ethnicity, there are 1,946 white (84.35%), 164 black (7.11%), and 78 asian (3.38%) employees working at WKU. A total of 9 non-resident alien employees work at WKU.
Next tables summarize the number of staffs by gender, race/ethnicity, occupation, and faculty status.
| Staff Category | Total | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Staffs | 2,307 | 1,695 | 612 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 940 | 642 | 298 |
| Instructional staff | 940 | 642 | 298 |
| Librarians, Curators, Archivists and other teaching Instructional support | 170 | 82 | 88 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists | 36 | 35 | 1 |
| Archivists, Curators, and Museum Technicians | 5 | 5 | - |
| Librarians | 23 | 23 | - |
| Library Technicians | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Other teaching and Instructional Support | 134 | 47 | 87 |
| Management | 86 | 85 | 1 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 39 | 31 | 8 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 144 | 120 | 24 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 324 | 239 | 85 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 16 | 8 | 8 |
| Service Occupations | 96 | 88 | 8 |
| Sales and Related Occupations | 4 | 4 | - |
| Office and Administrative Support | 368 | 302 | 66 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 87 | 71 | 16 |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 33 | 23 | 10 |
| Staff Category | Total | Female | Male |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Staffs | 2,307 | 1,333 | 974 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 940 | 525 | 415 |
| Instructional staff | 940 | 525 | 415 |
| Librarians, Curators, Archivists and other teaching Instructional support | 170 | 128 | 42 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists | 36 | 26 | 10 |
| Archivists, Curators, and Museum Technicians | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Librarians | 23 | 16 | 7 |
| Library Technicians | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| Other teaching and Instructional Support | 134 | 102 | 32 |
| Management | 86 | 36 | 50 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 39 | 25 | 14 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 144 | 54 | 90 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 324 | 179 | 145 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 16 | 9 | 7 |
| Service Occupations | 96 | 52 | 44 |
| Sales and Related Occupations | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Office and Administrative Support | 368 | 306 | 62 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 87 | 14 | 73 |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 33 | 4 | 29 |
| Occupation | Total | American Indian / Alaska Native | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Nativie Hawaiian | White | Two or More Races | Race Unknown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Staffs | 2,307 | 8 | 78 | 164 | 44 | 0 | 1,946 | 30 | 28 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 940 | 5 | 65 | 50 | 19 | 0 | 773 | 11 | 15 |
| Instructional staff | 940 | 5 | 65 | 50 | 19 | 0 | 773 | 11 | 15 |
| Librarians, Curators, Archivists and other teaching Instructional support | 170 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 146 | 3 | 1 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists | 36 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| Archivists, Curators, and Museum Technicians | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Librarians | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| Library Technicians | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Other teaching and Instructional Support | 134 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 112 | 3 | 1 |
| Management | 86 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 1 | 0 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 39 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 0 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 144 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 133 | 1 | 0 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 324 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 12 | 0 | 260 | 6 | 2 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 |
| Service Occupations | 96 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 84 | 1 | 0 |
| Sales and Related Occupations | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Office and Administrative Support | 368 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 326 | 4 | 0 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 87 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 1 | 7 |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 33 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 2 |
| Staff Category | Total | Female | Male |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Staffs | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Instructional staff | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Librarians, Curators, Archivists and other teaching Instructional support | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Archivists, Curators, and Museum Technicians | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Librarians | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Library Technicians | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other teaching and Instructional Support | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Management | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Service Occupations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sales and Related Occupations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Office and Administrative Support | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 1 | 1 | 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.