Chaplain resident vs children's pastor

The differences between chaplain residents and children's pastors 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 resident and a children's pastor. Additionally, a chaplain resident has an average salary of $45,343, which is higher than the $44,525 average annual salary of a children's pastor.

The top three skills for a chaplain resident include patients, clinical pastoral education and spiritual care. The most important skills for a children's pastor are child care, kids, and curriculum development.

Chaplain resident vs children's pastor overview

	Chaplain Resident	Children's Pastor
Yearly salary	$45,343	$44,525
Hourly rate	$21.80	$21.41
Growth rate	12%	-
Number of jobs	7,901	8,658
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Master's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Average age	51	51
Years of experience	4	4

Chaplain resident vs children's pastor salary

Chaplain residents and children's pastors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Chaplain Resident	Children's Pastor
Average salary	$45,343	$44,525
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $77,000	Between $26,000 And $75,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between chaplain resident and children's pastor education

There are a few differences between a chaplain resident and a children's pastor in terms of educational background:

	Chaplain Resident	Children's Pastor
Most common degree	Master's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Most common major	Theology	Theology
Most common college	Emory University	University of Pennsylvania

Chaplain resident vs children's pastor demographics

Here are the differences between chaplain residents' and children's pastors' demographics:

	Chaplain Resident	Children's Pastor
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 57.4% Female, 42.6%	Male, 60.9% Female, 39.1%
Race ratio	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%	Black or African American, 11.9% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 9.1% Asian, 6.7% White, 67.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between chaplain resident and children's pastor duties and responsibilities

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.

Children's pastor example responsibilities.

Create and manage online presence via Facebook.
Organize and lead weekly youth group meetings as well as retreats for jr. and sr. high students.
Schedule appointments; coordinate summer camps, VBS and all meetings for the children's ministry.
Work with children in the VBS.
Handle administrative responsibilities and policy development, keep volunteer records and develop a vision manual and serve on leadership team.
Handle administrative responsibilities and policy development, keep volunteer records and develop a vision manual and serve on leadership team.

Chaplain resident vs children's pastor skills

Common chaplain resident skills

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

Common children's pastor skills

Child Care, 35%
Kids, 12%
Curriculum Development, 11%
Outreach Events, 6%
Ministry Programs, 5%
Children Birth, 3%