Children's ministries director vs religious educator

The differences between children's ministries directors and religious educators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a children's ministries director and a religious educator. Additionally, a religious educator has an average salary of $59,681, which is higher than the $43,114 average annual salary of a children's ministries director.

The top three skills for a children's ministries director include kids, ministry programs and class structure. The most important skills for a religious educator are classroom management, catholic church, and co-taught.

Children's ministries director vs religious educator overview

	Children's Ministries Director	Religious Educator
Yearly salary	$43,114	$59,681
Hourly rate	$20.73	$28.69
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	13,083	7,069
Job satisfaction	4	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 66%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Children's ministries director vs religious educator salary

Children's ministries directors and religious educators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Children's Ministries Director	Religious Educator
Average salary	$43,114	$59,681
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $72,000	Between $31,000 And $111,000
Highest paying City	Simi Valley, CA	-
Highest paying state	California	-
Best paying company	Portland Rescue Mission	-
Best paying industry	Education	-

Differences between children's ministries director and religious educator education

There are a few differences between a children's ministries director and a religious educator in terms of educational background:

	Children's Ministries Director	Religious Educator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 66%
Most common major	Elementary Education	Elementary Education
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Duke University

Children's ministries director vs religious educator demographics

Here are the differences between children's ministries directors' and religious educators' demographics:

	Children's Ministries Director	Religious Educator
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 19.4% Female, 80.6%	Male, 22.3% Female, 77.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.2% Unknown, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino, 10.3% Asian, 2.8% White, 75.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 7.2% Unknown, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino, 10.3% Asian, 2.8% White, 75.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	17%	17%

Differences between children's ministries director and religious educator duties and responsibilities

Children's ministries director example responsibilities.

Organize and lead weekly youth group meetings as well as retreats for jr. and sr. high students.
Direct Christian education program for pre-K - 5th grades at mid-size OK church
Create media: PowerPoint and hand outs.
Update website, Instagram and FaceBook page as needed.
Produce course notes and PowerPoint presentations for in-class use.
Bill Medicaid and multiple insurance programs for payment and balance funding.

Religious educator example responsibilities.

Lead prayer services and conduct reflective talks to parishioners.
Manage all office procedures including successfully meeting DCFS visits and requirements.
Provide religious education at the first grade level for parish CCD students
Work with school population, grades pre-K through 8 and adults in area of religious education.
Provide staff for the nursery during church service and events.
Conduct training workshops for Hispanic lay ministers of the diocese.

Children's ministries director vs religious educator skills

Common children's ministries director skills

Kids, 19%
Ministry Programs, 10%
Class Structure, 7%
Pre-K, 7%
VBS, 7%
Child Care, 6%

Common religious educator skills

Classroom Management, 76%
Catholic Church, 3%
Co-Taught, 3%
Children Ages, 3%
Role Model, 3%
CCD, 2%

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