Director of religious activities vs religious educator

The differences between directors of religious activities and religious educators 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 religious educator. Additionally, a director of religious activities has an average salary of $61,176, which is higher than the $59,681 average annual salary of a religious educator.

Director of religious activities vs religious educator overview

	Director Of Religious Activities	Religious Educator
Yearly salary	$61,176	$59,681
Hourly rate	$29.41	$28.69
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	6,202	7,069
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 68%	Bachelor's Degree, 66%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Director of religious activities vs religious educator salary

Directors of religious activities and religious educators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Director Of Religious Activities	Religious Educator
Average salary	$61,176	$59,681
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $114,000	Between $31,000 And $111,000
Highest paying City	Los Angeles, CA	-
Highest paying state	California	-
Best paying company	Capstone Treatment Center	-
Best paying industry	Media	-

Differences between director of religious activities and religious educator education

There are a few differences between a director of religious activities and a religious educator in terms of educational background:

	Director Of Religious Activities	Religious Educator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 68%	Bachelor's Degree, 66%
Most common major	Theology	Elementary Education
Most common college	Emory University	Duke University

Director of religious activities vs religious educator demographics

Here are the differences between directors of religious activities' and religious educators' demographics:

	Director Of Religious Activities	Religious Educator
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 56.8% Female, 43.2%	Male, 22.3% Female, 77.7%
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 religious educator 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.

Religious educator example responsibilities.

Lead prayer services and conduct reflective talks to parishioners.
Manage all office procedures including successfully meeting DCFS visits and requirements.
Provide religious education at the first grade level for parish CCD students
Work with school population, grades pre-K through 8 and adults in area of religious education.
Provide staff for the nursery during church service and events.
Conduct training workshops for Hispanic lay ministers of the diocese.

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