Junior high pastor vs youth pastor

The differences between junior high pastors and youth 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 junior high pastor and a youth pastor. Additionally, a junior high pastor has an average salary of $55,994, which is higher than the $39,712 average annual salary of a youth pastor.

The top three skills for a junior high pastor include classroom management, IEP and social studies. The most important skills for a youth pastor are outreach events, disciple, and youth program.

Junior high pastor vs youth pastor overview

	Junior High Pastor	Youth Pastor
Yearly salary	$55,994	$39,712
Hourly rate	$26.92	$19.09
Growth rate	5%	-
Number of jobs	12,579	3,120
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Average age	48	51
Years of experience	4	4

Junior high pastor vs youth pastor salary

Junior high pastors and youth pastors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Junior High Pastor	Youth Pastor
Average salary	$55,994	$39,712
Salary range	Between $33,000 And $92,000	Between $31,000 And $50,000
Highest paying City	-	Vancouver, WA
Highest paying state	-	Maine
Best paying company	-	First Presbyterian Church
Best paying industry	-	Education

Differences between junior high pastor and youth pastor education

There are a few differences between a junior high pastor and a youth pastor in terms of educational background:

	Junior High Pastor	Youth Pastor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Most common major	Elementary Education	Theology
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Boston University

Junior high pastor vs youth pastor demographics

Here are the differences between junior high pastors' and youth pastors' demographics:

	Junior High Pastor	Youth Pastor
Average age	48	51
Gender ratio	Male, 49.2% Female, 50.8%	Male, 87.7% Female, 12.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.1% Unknown, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino, 10.3% Asian, 2.8% White, 76.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 11.8% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 9.0% Asian, 6.6% White, 68.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	17%	16%

Differences between junior high pastor and youth pastor duties and responsibilities

Junior high pastor example responsibilities.

Manage and provide oversight for the administration of all ministry areas within the organization.
Help run VBS for several years.
Expand learning styles, IEP's and educational plans for diverse learners.
Function in a class-within-a-class capacity assisting the core teacher in implementing IEP goals.
Work with leadership to carry out the mission and vision statement of the church.
Recruit, train and facilitate adult lay leadership involvement.

Youth pastor example responsibilities.

Develop, provide oversight and lead all ministries for middle school and high school students and their parents.
Plan monthly activities, summer camp, teen VBS, and other schedule events.
Offer help with additional CRBC events and services (funerals, VBS, etc.
Create PowerPoint presentations for community and area businesses at community meetings.
Develop all graphics and designs for sermon PowerPoint presentations and ministry events.
Maintain regular office hours with primary responsibility being given to leadership within the congregation.

Junior high pastor vs youth pastor skills

Common junior high pastor skills

Classroom Management, 58%
IEP, 6%
Social Studies, 6%
Softball, 5%
ESL, 4%
Chemistry, 3%

Common youth pastor skills

Outreach Events, 20%
Disciple, 12%
Youth Program, 11%
Bible Study, 6%
Oversight, 4%
Public Speaking, 4%