Chaplain vs worship leader

The differences between chaplains and worship leaders 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 worship leader. Additionally, a worship leader has an average salary of $47,463, which is higher than the $46,392 average annual salary of a chaplain.

The top three skills for a chaplain include patients, social work and clinical pastoral. The most important skills for a worship leader are bible studies, GOD, and set list.

Chaplain vs worship leader overview

	Chaplain	Worship Leader
Yearly salary	$46,392	$47,463
Hourly rate	$22.30	$22.82
Growth rate	-	4%
Number of jobs	2,600	28,460
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Average age	51	51
Years of experience	4	4

Chaplain vs worship leader salary

Chaplains and worship leaders have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Chaplain	Worship Leader
Average salary	$46,392	$47,463
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $83,000	Between $30,000 And $74,000
Highest paying City	San Jose, CA	-
Highest paying state	California	-
Best paying company	UofL Hospital	-
Best paying industry	Health Care	-

Differences between chaplain and worship leader education

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

	Chaplain	Worship Leader
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Most common major	Theology	Music
Most common college	Emory University	Emory University

Chaplain vs worship leader demographics

Here are the differences between chaplains' and worship leaders' demographics:

	Chaplain	Worship Leader
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 68.3% Female, 31.7%	Male, 66.8% Female, 33.2%
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, 9.0% Asian, 6.6% White, 68.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between chaplain and worship leader 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.

Worship leader example responsibilities.

Develop, provide oversight and lead all ministries for middle school and high school students and their parents.
Lead the development of a discipleship program that motivate and equip team leaders to lead evangelistic groups both locally and internationally.
Facilitate spiritual growth of members through small group teaching, devotions, discussion, and prayer.
Provide leadership, including planning and oversight of the weekly gatherings of junior high and high school students.
Teach Wednesday night bible study when assign.
Create and maintain Facebook page and internet postings.

Chaplain vs worship leader skills

Common chaplain skills

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

Common worship leader skills

Bible Studies, 10%
GOD, 9%
Set List, 8%
Sound Equipment, 7%
PowerPoint, 7%
Prayer, 6%