Minister assistant vs worship leader

The differences between minister assistants and worship leaders can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a minister assistant and a worship leader. Additionally, a worship leader has an average salary of $47,463, which is higher than the $39,430 average annual salary of a minister assistant.

The top three skills for a minister assistant include event planning, youth ministry and pastoral care. The most important skills for a worship leader are bible studies, GOD, and set list.

Minister assistant vs worship leader overview

	Minister Assistant	Worship Leader
Yearly salary	$39,430	$47,463
Hourly rate	$18.96	$22.82
Growth rate	-8%	4%
Number of jobs	180	28,460
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Average age	51	51
Years of experience	4	4

Minister assistant vs worship leader salary

Minister assistants and worship leaders have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Minister Assistant	Worship Leader
Average salary	$39,430	$47,463
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $66,000	Between $30,000 And $74,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between minister assistant and worship leader education

There are a few differences between a minister assistant and a worship leader in terms of educational background:

	Minister Assistant	Worship Leader
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Most common major	Business	Music
Most common college	Emory University	Emory University

Minister assistant vs worship leader demographics

Here are the differences between minister assistants' and worship leaders' demographics:

	Minister Assistant	Worship Leader
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 42.9% Female, 57.1%	Male, 66.8% Female, 33.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.9% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 9.1% Asian, 6.7% White, 68.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	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	16%	16%

Differences between minister assistant and worship leader duties and responsibilities

Minister assistant example responsibilities.

Lead church to incorporate a vision for integrating evangelistic and discipleship efforts.
Prepare PowerPoint and oral progress reports.
Mentore peer ministers in peer leadership training program.
Conduct market research on foreign automotive industries and markets and compile findings into written reports through PowerPoint presentations.
Provide excellent hospitality services, greeting incoming congregations, and facilitating a welcoming environment each week during service and bible study.
Provide excellent hospitality services, greeting incoming congregations, and facilitating a welcoming environment each week during service and bible study.

Worship leader example responsibilities.

Develop, provide oversight and lead all ministries for middle school and high school students and their parents.
Lead the development of a discipleship program that motivate and equip team leaders to lead evangelistic groups both locally and internationally.
Facilitate spiritual growth of members through small group teaching, devotions, discussion, and prayer.
Provide leadership, including planning and oversight of the weekly gatherings of junior high and high school students.
Teach Wednesday night bible study when assign.
Create and maintain Facebook page and internet postings.

Minister assistant vs worship leader skills

Common minister assistant skills

Event Planning, 23%
Youth Ministry, 21%
Pastoral Care, 19%
Community Services, 19%
PowerPoint, 18%

Common worship leader skills

Bible Studies, 10%
GOD, 9%
Set List, 8%
Sound Equipment, 7%
PowerPoint, 7%
Prayer, 6%