Choir director vs youth choir director

The differences between choir 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 choir director and a youth choir director. Additionally, a choir director has an average salary of $51,590, which is higher than the $51,415 average annual salary of a youth choir director.

The top three skills for a choir director include music program, singers and easter. The most important skills for a youth choir director are music education, instrumental music, and ministry.

Choir director vs youth choir director overview

	Choir Director	Youth Choir Director
Yearly salary	$51,590	$51,415
Hourly rate	$24.80	$24.72
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	4,799	7,150
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 69%	Bachelor's Degree, 70%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Choir director vs youth choir director salary

Choir directors and youth choir directors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Choir Director	Youth Choir Director
Average salary	$51,590	$51,415
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $93,000	Between $29,000 And $90,000
Highest paying City	Los Angeles, CA	-
Highest paying state	Idaho	-
Best paying company	Boston Children's Hospital	-
Best paying industry	Education	-

Differences between choir director and youth choir director education

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

	Choir Director	Youth Choir Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 69%	Bachelor's Degree, 70%
Most common major	Music	Music
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Choir director vs youth choir director demographics

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

	Choir Director	Youth Choir Director
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 43.3% Female, 56.7%	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, 75.8% 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 choir director and youth choir 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.

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.

Choir director vs youth choir director skills

Common choir director skills

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

Common youth choir director skills

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

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Updated January 8, 2025

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