Chaplain vs chaplain resident

The differences between chaplains and chaplain residents can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a chaplain and a chaplain resident. Additionally, a chaplain has an average salary of $46,392, which is higher than the $45,343 average annual salary of a chaplain resident.

The top three skills for a chaplain include patients, social work and clinical pastoral. The most important skills for a chaplain resident are patients, clinical pastoral education, and spiritual care.

Chaplain vs chaplain resident overview

	Chaplain	Chaplain Resident
Yearly salary	$46,392	$45,343
Hourly rate	$22.30	$21.80
Growth rate	-	12%
Number of jobs	2,600	7,901
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Master's Degree, 48%
Average age	51	51
Years of experience	4	4

What does a chaplain do?

The word chaplain is originally referred to as representatives of the Christian faith. In tradition, a chaplain is a cleric or formal leader with an established religion or any non-ordained members of religious institutes. Chaplains now are diverse in terms of faith and often serve various constituencies. Chaplains are professionally trained and certified to provide spiritual guidance in a clinical setting to individuals who has issues with meaning, hope, and transcendence or any specific life circumstances it may be. They offer reflective listening and non-judgmental emotional and inner comfort in various settings, including the military, parishes, hospitals, prisons, universities, and schools.

What does a chaplain resident do?

A Chaplain Resident provides emotional and spiritual care to patients, families, and staff. They help families and other groups of people to deal with issues of crisis, grief, death, and bereavement.

Chaplain vs chaplain resident salary

Chaplains and chaplain residents have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Chaplain	Chaplain Resident
Average salary	$46,392	$45,343
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $83,000	Between $26,000 And $77,000
Highest paying City	San Jose, CA	-
Highest paying state	California	-
Best paying company	UofL Hospital	-
Best paying industry	Health Care	-

Differences between chaplain and chaplain resident education

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

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

Chaplain vs chaplain resident demographics

Here are the differences between chaplains' and chaplain residents' demographics:

	Chaplain	Chaplain Resident
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 68.3% Female, 31.7%	Male, 57.4% Female, 42.6%
Race ratio	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%	Black or African American, 11.8% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 9.1% Asian, 6.7% White, 68.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between chaplain and chaplain resident duties and responsibilities

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.

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Chaplain resident example responsibilities.

Manage pediatrics emergencies, indoor & outdoor patients, neonatal & intensive care units.
Provide pastoral care and facilitate spiritual assessments of mental illness patients with substance abuse, moral injury and spiritual pain/conflict.
Provide referrals and assist with Medicaid and Medicare issues.
Assign units include psychiatric (adult and pediatric), labor/delivery, oncology, and medical/surgical.
Assist many people: veterans, homeless, disable, poor, chronically ill, and the mentally ill.
Participate in interdisciplinary team and ethics committee.

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Chaplain vs chaplain resident skills

Common chaplain skills

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

Common chaplain resident skills

Patients, 27%
Clinical Pastoral Education, 10%
Spiritual Care, 8%
Pastoral Care, 8%
Residency, 5%
Patient Care, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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