Choir director vs children's ministries director

The differences between choir directors and children's 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 choir director and a children's ministries director. Additionally, a choir director has an average salary of $51,590, which is higher than the $43,114 average annual salary of a children's ministries director.

The top three skills for a choir director include music program, singers and easter. The most important skills for a children's ministries director are kids, ministry programs, and class structure.

Choir director vs children's ministries director overview

	Choir Director	Children's Ministries Director
Yearly salary	$51,590	$43,114
Hourly rate	$24.80	$20.73
Growth rate	5%	-
Number of jobs	4,799	13,083
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 69%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Choir director vs children's ministries director salary

Choir directors and children's ministries directors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Choir Director	Children's Ministries Director
Average salary	$51,590	$43,114
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $93,000	Between $25,000 And $72,000
Highest paying City	Los Angeles, CA	Simi Valley, CA
Highest paying state	Idaho	California
Best paying company	Boston Children's Hospital	Portland Rescue Mission
Best paying industry	Education	Education

Differences between choir director and children's ministries director education

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

	Choir Director	Children's Ministries Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 69%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Most common major	Music	Elementary Education
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Choir director vs children's ministries director demographics

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

	Choir Director	Children's Ministries Director
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 43.3% Female, 56.7%	Male, 19.4% Female, 80.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.2% Unknown, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino, 10.3% Asian, 2.8% White, 75.8% 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 choir director and children's ministries director duties and responsibilities

Choir director example responsibilities.

Coordinate and lead a vibrant music ministry of both professional/volunteer musicians and singers.
Prepare choir repertoire consisting of traditional and contemporary gospel, and anthems.
Increase the choral repertoire to reflect contemporary, traditional gospel, and classical traditions.
Direct the chorus during weekly rehearsals, additional rehearsals as needed, and all schedule performances.
Prepare certain talent singers from the church choir to perform solo songs for the congregation during the morning services.
Develop a chorus calendar and syllabus that includes weekly participation in rehearsals and performances as approved by the department of music.

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.

Choir director vs children's ministries director skills

Common choir director skills

Music Program, 17%
Singers, 11%
Easter, 6%
Chorus, 6%
Fine Arts, 6%
Choral Music, 6%

Common children's ministries director skills

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

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