Minister assistant vs youth pastor

The differences between minister assistants 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 minister assistant and a youth pastor. Additionally, a youth pastor has an average salary of $39,712, 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 youth pastor are outreach events, disciple, and youth program.

Minister assistant vs youth pastor overview

	Minister Assistant	Youth Pastor
Yearly salary	$39,430	$39,712
Hourly rate	$18.96	$19.09
Growth rate	-8%	-
Number of jobs	180	3,120
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Average age	51	51
Years of experience	4	4

Minister assistant vs youth pastor salary

Minister assistants and youth pastors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Minister Assistant	Youth Pastor
Average salary	$39,430	$39,712
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $66,000	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 minister assistant and youth pastor education

There are a few differences between a minister assistant and a youth pastor in terms of educational background:

	Minister Assistant	Youth Pastor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Most common major	Business	Theology
Most common college	Emory University	Boston University

Minister assistant vs youth pastor demographics

Here are the differences between minister assistants' and youth pastors' demographics:

	Minister Assistant	Youth Pastor
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 42.9% Female, 57.1%	Male, 87.7% Female, 12.3%
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 youth pastor 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.

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.

Minister assistant vs youth pastor skills

Common minister assistant skills

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

Common youth pastor skills

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