Hospice chaplain vs children's pastor

The differences between hospice chaplains and children's pastors 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 pastor. Additionally, a hospice chaplain has an average salary of $52,027, which is higher than the $44,525 average annual salary of a children's pastor.

The top three skills for a hospice chaplain include patients, home health and clinical pastoral. The most important skills for a children's pastor are child care, kids, and curriculum development.

Hospice chaplain vs children's pastor overview

	Hospice Chaplain	Children's Pastor
Yearly salary	$52,027	$44,525
Hourly rate	$25.01	$21.41
Growth rate	4%	-
Number of jobs	9,571	8,658
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 pastor salary

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

	Hospice Chaplain	Children's Pastor
Average salary	$52,027	$44,525
Salary range	Between $35,000 And $76,000	Between $26,000 And $75,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between hospice chaplain and children's pastor education

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

	Hospice Chaplain	Children's Pastor
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 pastor demographics

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

	Hospice Chaplain	Children's Pastor
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 66.6% Female, 33.4%	Male, 60.9% Female, 39.1%
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, 11.9% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 9.1% Asian, 6.7% White, 67.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between hospice chaplain and children's pastor 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 pastor example responsibilities.

Create and manage online presence via Facebook.
Organize and lead weekly youth group meetings as well as retreats for jr. and sr. high students.
Schedule appointments; coordinate summer camps, VBS and all meetings for the children's ministry.
Work with children in the VBS.
Handle administrative responsibilities and policy development, keep volunteer records and develop a vision manual and serve on leadership team.
Handle administrative responsibilities and policy development, keep volunteer records and develop a vision manual and serve on leadership team.

Hospice chaplain vs children's pastor 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 pastor skills

Child Care, 35%
Kids, 12%
Curriculum Development, 11%
Outreach Events, 6%
Ministry Programs, 5%
Children Birth, 3%