Deacon vs trustee

The differences between deacons and trustees can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become a deacon, becoming a trustee takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, a trustee has an average salary of $97,590, which is higher than the $49,574 average annual salary of a deacon.

The top three skills for a deacon include pastoral care, community outreach and bible study. The most important skills for a trustee are financial statements, real estate, and debtor.

Deacon vs trustee overview

	Deacon	Trustee
Yearly salary	$49,574	$97,590
Hourly rate	$23.83	$46.92
Growth rate	-	12%
Number of jobs	117	112
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Average age	51	45
Years of experience	4	6

Deacon vs trustee salary

Deacons and trustees have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Deacon	Trustee
Average salary	$49,574	$97,590
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $92,000	Between $54,000 And $175,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between deacon and trustee education

There are a few differences between a deacon and a trustee in terms of educational background:

	Deacon	Trustee
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Most common major	Theology	Business
Most common college	Emory University	University of Pennsylvania

Deacon vs trustee demographics

Here are the differences between deacons' and trustees' demographics:

	Deacon	Trustee
Average age	51	45
Gender ratio	Male, 79.7% Female, 20.3%	Male, 51.2% Female, 48.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.8% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 9.1% Asian, 6.7% White, 68.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 11.0% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 14.1% Asian, 5.1% White, 63.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	16%	14%

Differences between deacon and trustee duties and responsibilities

Deacon example responsibilities.

Lead Jr and Sr high youth ministries.
Coordinate serving and prayer schedules.
Develop and participate in leadership workshops for new leaders and assist new leaders in assuming leadership responsibilities.
Develop deacons in fulfilling their respective leadership obligations.

Trustee example responsibilities.

Plan and manage executive, conference and NCAA meetings.
Evaluate and score scholarship applications; notify applicants of the board's decision
Chair of various institutional committees; with an emphasis on the shared governance process.
Make weekly court run to retrieve documents from web pacer brass for general public.
Review and analyze that all ECF documents for case set up has been file.
Coordinate annual fundraiser activities including designing and printing the campaign letter send to all alumni.

Deacon vs trustee skills

Common deacon skills

Pastoral Care, 46%
Community Outreach, 26%
Bible Study, 8%
Prayer, 8%
Oversight, 7%
Leadership Meetings, 5%

Common trustee skills

Financial Statements, 22%
Real Estate, 12%
Debtor, 11%
Bankruptcy Court, 6%
Scholarship, 5%
Foreclosure, 3%