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Also, for most fields, after you get a Ph.D. you'll probably have to take 1-2 postdoctoral positions before you have the credentials to be hired as an assistant professor. Postdoctoral positions are temporary 1-2 year long positions where you do research full time.
Professor positions are also incredibly competitive. There are usually hundreds of applications for a single spot.
Yeah, becoming a professor is definitely one of the more difficult to get jobs.
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