Children's ministries director vs student ministries director

The differences between children's ministries directors and student ministries directors 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 student ministries director. Additionally, a student ministries director has an average salary of $43,121, 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 student ministries director are group discussions, pastoral care, and curriculum development.

Children's ministries director vs student ministries director overview

	Children's Ministries Director	Student Ministries Director
Yearly salary	$43,114	$43,121
Hourly rate	$20.73	$20.73
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	13,083	13,918
Job satisfaction	4	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 74%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Children's ministries director vs student ministries director salary

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

	Children's Ministries Director	Student Ministries Director
Average salary	$43,114	$43,121
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $72,000	Between $26,000 And $70,000
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 student ministries director education

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

	Children's Ministries Director	Student Ministries Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 74%
Most common major	Elementary Education	Theology
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Duke University

Children's ministries director vs student ministries director demographics

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

	Children's Ministries Director	Student Ministries Director
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 19.4% Female, 80.6%	Male, 71.3% Female, 28.7%
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, 7.1% Unknown, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino, 10.2% Asian, 2.8% White, 76.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	17%	17%

Differences between children's ministries director and student ministries director 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.

Student ministries director example responsibilities.

Organize and lead weekly youth group meetings as well as retreats for jr. and sr. high students.
Direct in the development and oversight of the budget.
Provide oversight of junior/senior high school youth and youth staff.
Set up Facebook groups to increase visibility for different groups and events.
Create PowerPoint presentations used for events.
Implement the Kairos retreat for seniors and the Emmaus retreat for juniors.

Children's ministries director vs student ministries director skills

Common children's ministries director skills

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

Common student ministries director skills

Group Discussions, 11%
Pastoral Care, 11%
Curriculum Development, 10%
Community Outreach, 10%
Student Ministry, 8%
Disciple, 4%

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