Evangelist vs priest

The differences between evangelists and priests can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both an evangelist and a priest. Additionally, an evangelist has an average salary of $50,297, which is higher than the $44,712 average annual salary of a priest.

The top three skills for an evangelist include cloud, API and java. The most important skills for a priest are pastoral care, spiritual care, and educational programs.

Evangelist vs priest overview

	Evangelist	Priest
Yearly salary	$50,297	$44,712
Hourly rate	$24.18	$21.50
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	753	80
Job satisfaction	5	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Average age	51	51
Years of experience	4	4

Evangelist vs priest salary

Evangelists and priests have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Evangelist	Priest
Average salary	$50,297	$44,712
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $96,000	Between $24,000 And $82,000
Highest paying City	Cupertino, CA	Campbell, CA
Highest paying state	Maine	Maine
Best paying company	Apple	Prime Healthcare
Best paying industry	-	Non Profits

Differences between evangelist and priest education

There are a few differences between an evangelist and a priest in terms of educational background:

	Evangelist	Priest
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Most common major	Theology	Theology
Most common college	Emory University	Emory University

Evangelist vs priest demographics

Here are the differences between evangelists' and priests' demographics:

	Evangelist	Priest
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 78.4% Female, 21.6%	Male, 71.1% Female, 28.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.8% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 9.0% Asian, 6.7% White, 68.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 11.7% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 9.0% Asian, 6.6% White, 68.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between evangelist and priest duties and responsibilities

Evangelist example responsibilities.

Lead Jr and Sr high youth ministries.
Manage SEO for websites, social media profiles, and online content.
Manage SEO and marketing strategy, execution, agency, and vendor relationships.
Lead the largest VBS program and confirmation class ever, with aggressive marketing, recruiting, and coaching.
Manage and provide oversight for the administration of all ministry areas within the organization.
Launch staff and lay leadership development, initiate discipleship training and an evangelistic outreach.

Priest example responsibilities.

Lead Jr and Sr high youth ministries.
Commence a teleconference prayer program to serve church members and the community.
Engage and encourage urban working class congregation through preaching, prayer and share community service.
Participate in all phases of parish life in assignments in inner city, suburban, and rural parishes.
Serve, support and encourage the pastoral leadership by providing oversight of the spiritual health and care of the church body.
Develop and participate in leadership workshops for new leaders and assist new leaders in assuming leadership responsibilities.

Evangelist vs priest skills

Common evangelist skills

Cloud, 22%
API, 8%
Java, 8%
Linkedin, 6%
Linux, 5%
Public Speaking, 5%

Common priest skills

Pastoral Care, 28%
Spiritual Care, 13%
Educational Programs, 7%
Financial Statements, 6%
CPE, 6%
Spiritual Support, 5%