Children's ministries director vs youth choir director

The differences between children's ministries directors and youth choir 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 youth choir director. Additionally, a youth choir director has an average salary of $51,415, 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 youth choir director are music education, instrumental music, and ministry.

Children's ministries director vs youth choir director overview

	Children's Ministries Director	Youth Choir Director
Yearly salary	$43,114	$51,415
Hourly rate	$20.73	$24.72
Growth rate	-	5%
Number of jobs	13,083	7,150
Job satisfaction	4	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 70%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Children's ministries director vs youth choir director salary

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

	Children's Ministries Director	Youth Choir Director
Average salary	$43,114	$51,415
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $72,000	Between $29,000 And $90,000
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 youth choir director education

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

	Children's Ministries Director	Youth Choir Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 70%
Most common major	Elementary Education	Music
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Children's ministries director vs youth choir director demographics

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

	Children's Ministries Director	Youth Choir Director
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 19.4% Female, 80.6%	Male, 38.3% Female, 61.7%
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, 7.3% Unknown, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino, 10.5% Asian, 2.8% White, 75.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	17%	17%

Differences between children's ministries director and youth choir 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.

Youth choir director example responsibilities.

Coordinate and lead a vibrant music ministry of both professional/volunteer musicians and singers.
Coordinate the interdisciplinary care deliver to residents as well as direct responsibility and oversight of all day-to-day operations of the program.
Collaborate with parish leadership to better serve families of diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.

Children's ministries director vs youth choir 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 youth choir director skills

Music Education, 28%
Instrumental Music, 27%
Ministry, 27%
Church Services, 18%

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