Deacon vs youth pastor

The differences between deacons and youth pastors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a deacon and a youth pastor. Additionally, a deacon has an average salary of $49,574, which is higher than the $39,712 average annual salary of a youth pastor.

The top three skills for a deacon include pastoral care, community outreach and bible study. The most important skills for a youth pastor are outreach events, disciple, and youth program.

Deacon vs youth pastor overview

	Deacon	Youth Pastor
Yearly salary	$49,574	$39,712
Hourly rate	$23.83	$19.09
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	117	3,120
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Average age	51	51
Years of experience	4	4

Deacon vs youth pastor salary

Deacons and youth pastors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Deacon	Youth Pastor
Average salary	$49,574	$39,712
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $92,000	Between $31,000 And $50,000
Highest paying City	-	Vancouver, WA
Highest paying state	-	Maine
Best paying company	-	First Presbyterian Church
Best paying industry	-	Education

Differences between deacon and youth pastor education

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

	Deacon	Youth Pastor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Most common major	Theology	Theology
Most common college	Emory University	Boston University

Deacon vs youth pastor demographics

Here are the differences between deacons' and youth pastors' demographics:

	Deacon	Youth Pastor
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 79.7% Female, 20.3%	Male, 87.7% Female, 12.3%
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, 11.8% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 9.0% Asian, 6.6% White, 68.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between deacon and youth pastor 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.

Youth pastor example responsibilities.

Develop, provide oversight and lead all ministries for middle school and high school students and their parents.
Plan monthly activities, summer camp, teen VBS, and other schedule events.
Offer help with additional CRBC events and services (funerals, VBS, etc.
Create PowerPoint presentations for community and area businesses at community meetings.
Develop all graphics and designs for sermon PowerPoint presentations and ministry events.
Maintain regular office hours with primary responsibility being given to leadership within the congregation.

Deacon vs youth pastor skills

Common deacon skills

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

Common youth pastor skills

Outreach Events, 20%
Disciple, 12%
Youth Program, 11%
Bible Study, 6%
Oversight, 4%
Public Speaking, 4%