Director of religious activities vs children's ministries director

The differences between directors of religious activities 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 director of religious activities and a children's ministries director. Additionally, a director of religious activities has an average salary of $61,176, which is higher than the $43,114 average annual salary of a children's ministries director.

Director of religious activities vs children's ministries director overview

	Director Of Religious Activities	Children's Ministries Director
Yearly salary	$61,176	$43,114
Hourly rate	$29.41	$20.73
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	6,202	13,083
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 68%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Director of religious activities vs children's ministries director salary

Directors of religious activities and children's ministries directors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Director Of Religious Activities	Children's Ministries Director
Average salary	$61,176	$43,114
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $114,000	Between $25,000 And $72,000
Highest paying City	Los Angeles, CA	Simi Valley, CA
Highest paying state	California	California
Best paying company	Capstone Treatment Center	Portland Rescue Mission
Best paying industry	Media	Education

Differences between director of religious activities and children's ministries director education

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

	Director Of Religious Activities	Children's Ministries Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 68%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Most common major	Theology	Elementary Education
Most common college	Emory University	University of Pennsylvania

Director of religious activities vs children's ministries director demographics

Here are the differences between directors of religious activities' and children's ministries directors' demographics:

	Director Of Religious Activities	Children's Ministries Director
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 56.8% Female, 43.2%	Male, 19.4% Female, 80.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.8% Unknown, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino, 7.7% Asian, 2.4% White, 81.4% 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 director of religious activities and children's ministries director duties and responsibilities

Director of religious activities example responsibilities.

Direct and manage every aspect of an extremely successful preschool, including enrollment, tuition, payroll, and all budgets.
Promote student preparedness and application-focuse learning by designing and implementing pragmatic, campus- wide leadership series teach by faculty and staff.
Assist in the organization, and oversight of the university extra-curricular programs.

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.

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