Bishop vs chaplain

The differences between bishops and chaplains can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a bishop and a chaplain. Additionally, a chaplain has an average salary of $46,392, which is higher than the $34,665 average annual salary of a bishop.

The top three skills for a bishop include alumni, community services and . The most important skills for a chaplain are patients, social work, and clinical pastoral.

Bishop vs chaplain overview

	Bishop	Chaplain
Yearly salary	$34,665	$46,392
Hourly rate	$16.67	$22.30
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	257	2,600
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Average age	51	51
Years of experience	4	4

Bishop vs chaplain salary

Bishops and chaplains have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Bishop	Chaplain
Average salary	$34,665	$46,392
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $48,000	Between $25,000 And $83,000
Highest paying City	-	San Jose, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	UofL Hospital
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between bishop and chaplain education

There are a few differences between a bishop and a chaplain in terms of educational background:

	Bishop	Chaplain
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Most common major	Theology	Theology
Most common college	Emory University	Emory University

Bishop vs chaplain demographics

Here are the differences between bishops' and chaplains' demographics:

	Bishop	Chaplain
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 58.6% Female, 41.4%	Male, 68.3% Female, 31.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.0% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 9.2% Asian, 6.7% White, 67.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 11.8% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 9.0% Asian, 6.6% White, 68.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between bishop and chaplain duties and responsibilities

Bishop example responsibilities.

Develop, provide oversight and lead all ministries for middle school and high school students and their parents.
Sort and organize bulk monthly mailings and alumni quarterly mailings.
Lead the church in developing a process driven discipleship strategy in growing maturing disciples and disciple-makers enhance.
Develop deacons in fulfilling their respective leadership obligations.

Chaplain example responsibilities.

Provide full pastoral ministry, visitation and counseling to inmates and incarcerate patients.
Participate as members of a psychiatric or rehabilitation team in staff conferences concerning patients and inmates.
Perform functions in field and combat environments, combat lifesaver tasks and apply communication skills in crisis/potential suicide intervention.
Visit patients/families identify as appropriate for pastoral services and provide direct spiritual counseling, prayer, and ministry as appropriate.
Certify in ASIST (suicideprevention )
Participate in bi-weekly IDG meetings as part of IDG team.

Bishop vs chaplain skills

Common bishop skills

Alumni, 50%
Community Services, 50%

Common chaplain skills

Patients, 21%
Social Work, 11%
Clinical Pastoral, 10%
Spiritual Care, 8%
Pastoral Care, 7%
Patient Care, 5%