Hospice chaplain vs children's minister

The differences between hospice chaplains and children's ministers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a hospice chaplain and a children's minister. Additionally, a hospice chaplain has an average salary of $52,027, which is higher than the $45,421 average annual salary of a children's minister.

The top three skills for a hospice chaplain include patients, home health and clinical pastoral. The most important skills for a children's minister are outreach events, bible studies, and VBS.

Hospice chaplain vs children's minister overview

	Hospice Chaplain	Children's Minister
Yearly salary	$52,027	$45,421
Hourly rate	$25.01	$21.84
Growth rate	4%	-
Number of jobs	9,571	8,614
Job satisfaction	4.5	-
Most common degree	Master's Degree, 42%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Average age	51	51
Years of experience	4	4

Hospice chaplain vs children's minister salary

Hospice chaplains and children's ministers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Hospice Chaplain	Children's Minister
Average salary	$52,027	$45,421
Salary range	Between $35,000 And $76,000	Between $25,000 And $79,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between hospice chaplain and children's minister education

There are a few differences between a hospice chaplain and a children's minister in terms of educational background:

	Hospice Chaplain	Children's Minister
Most common degree	Master's Degree, 42%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Most common major	Theology	Theology
Most common college	Emory University	University of Pennsylvania

Hospice chaplain vs children's minister demographics

Here are the differences between hospice chaplains' and children's ministers' demographics:

	Hospice Chaplain	Children's Minister
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 66.6% Female, 33.4%	Male, 36.5% Female, 63.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.9% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 9.1% Asian, 6.7% White, 67.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 12.0% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 9.2% Asian, 6.4% White, 67.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between hospice chaplain and children's minister duties and responsibilities

Hospice chaplain example responsibilities.

Provide direct spiritual and emotional support to patients and families depending on their individual spiritual beliefs.
Serve on CPE accreditation committee.
Work with clinical staff as part of the IDT team.
Provide direct supervision and training to CPE students in both a hospital setting and home care setting.
Maintain compliance in all documentation per Medicare guidelines.
Minister to the correctional facility staff through prayer and encouragement.

Children's minister example responsibilities.

Lead church to incorporate a vision for integrating evangelistic and discipleship efforts.
Revamp 5th & 6th grade VBS to be more age appropriate in a large group concept.
Plan and give oversight of all children's activities.
Perform other various functions as needed including communication with church leadership to ensure efficient operations for church outreach activities.
Develop deacons in fulfilling their respective leadership obligations.

Hospice chaplain vs children's minister skills

Common hospice chaplain skills

Patients, 31%
Home Health, 15%
Clinical Pastoral, 10%
Patient Care, 8%
Pastoral Care, 5%
Spiritual Care, 4%

Common children's minister skills

Outreach Events, 18%
Bible Studies, 14%
VBS, 12%
Children Birth, 8%
Oversight, 5%
Children Ages, 5%