Family life minister vs student activities director

The differences between family life ministers and student activities 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 family life minister and a student activities director. Additionally, a student activities director has an average salary of $52,822, which is higher than the $43,578 average annual salary of a family life minister.

The top three skills for a family life minister include pastoral care, public speaking and nursery. The most important skills for a student activities director are student organizations, student development, and student body.

Family life minister vs student activities director overview

	Family Life Minister	Student Activities Director
Yearly salary	$43,578	$52,822
Hourly rate	$20.95	$25.40
Growth rate	-	10%
Number of jobs	23,919	15,537
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 74%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Family life minister vs student activities director salary

Family life ministers and student activities directors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Family Life Minister	Student Activities Director
Average salary	$43,578	$52,822
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $72,000	Between $32,000 And $86,000
Highest paying City	-	San Jose, CA
Highest paying state	-	Delaware
Best paying company	-	Chicago State University
Best paying industry	-	Internet

Differences between family life minister and student activities director education

There are a few differences between a family life minister and a student activities director in terms of educational background:

	Family Life Minister	Student Activities Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 74%
Most common major	Theology	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Family life minister vs student activities director demographics

Here are the differences between family life ministers' and student activities directors' demographics:

	Family Life Minister	Student Activities Director
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 75.0% Female, 25.0%	Male, 45.5% Female, 54.5%
Race ratio	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%	Black or African American, 7.3% Unknown, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino, 10.4% Asian, 2.8% White, 75.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	17%	17%

Differences between family life minister and student activities director duties and responsibilities

Family life minister example responsibilities.

Organize and lead weekly youth group meetings as well as retreats for jr. and sr. high students.
Coordinate the interdisciplinary care deliver to residents as well as direct responsibility and oversight of all day-to-day operations of the program.
Implement the Kairos retreat for seniors and the Emmaus retreat for juniors.

Student activities director example responsibilities.

Manage inventory, merchandising, labor, and other operational processes to Sodexo standards.
Implement and manage social media campaigns, monitor analytics and create promotional social media campaigns on twitter, Facebook, etc.
Establish the college Facebook account and social media trainings.
Coordinate the completion and distribution of monthly communications with the ministry's donors.
Research, write and implement the children's ministry training manual for volunteers and caregivers.
Provide feedback and coaching to student workers, other student managers, and Sodexo managers.

Family life minister vs student activities director skills

Common family life minister skills

Pastoral Care, 73%
Public Speaking, 11%
Nursery, 10%
Outreach Events, 6%

Common student activities director skills

Student Organizations, 16%
Student Development, 6%
Student Body, 6%
Advisory Committee, 6%
Student Life, 5%
Student Government Association, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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