Chaplain vs preacher

The differences between chaplains and preachers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a chaplain has an average salary of $46,392, which is higher than the $38,007 average annual salary of a preacher.

The top three skills for a chaplain include patients, social work and clinical pastoral. The most important skills for a preacher are pastoral care, community outreach, and powerpoint.

Chaplain vs preacher overview

	Chaplain	Preacher
Yearly salary	$46,392	$38,007
Hourly rate	$22.30	$18.27
Growth rate	-	9%
Number of jobs	2,600	95
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Average age	51	23
Years of experience	4	-

Chaplain vs preacher salary

Chaplains and preachers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Chaplain	Preacher
Average salary	$46,392	$38,007
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $83,000	Between $23,000 And $61,000
Highest paying City	San Jose, CA	-
Highest paying state	California	-
Best paying company	UofL Hospital	-
Best paying industry	Health Care	-

Differences between chaplain and preacher education

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

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

Chaplain vs preacher demographics

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

	Chaplain	Preacher
Average age	51	23
Gender ratio	Male, 68.3% Female, 31.7%	Male, 92.1% Female, 7.9%
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, 11.2% Unknown, 7.4% Hispanic or Latino, 16.1% Asian, 6.1% White, 58.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	16%	5%

Differences between chaplain and preacher 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.

Preacher example responsibilities.

Lead teens on spiritual retreat, provide classroom instruction at event, and execute youth prayer breakfast.
Develop and participate in leadership workshops for new leaders and assist new leaders in assuming leadership responsibilities.
Fund raising, adding members, preaching, teaching, administering sacraments, performing weddings, funerals, and baptisms.

Chaplain vs preacher skills

Common chaplain skills

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

Common preacher skills

Pastoral Care, 19%
Community Outreach, 16%
PowerPoint, 15%
GOD, 14%
Scripture, 13%
Worship Services, 12%