Minister vs associate minister

The differences between ministers and associate 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 minister and an associate minister. Additionally, a minister has an average salary of $42,866, which is higher than the $42,855 average annual salary of an associate minister.

The top three skills for a minister include community outreach, pastoral care and bible studies. The most important skills for an associate minister are community outreach, pastoral care, and bible study.

Minister vs associate minister overview

	Minister	Associate Minister
Yearly salary	$42,866	$42,855
Hourly rate	$20.61	$20.60
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	185	143
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 54%
Average age	51	51
Years of experience	4	4

Minister vs associate minister salary

Ministers and associate ministers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Minister	Associate Minister
Average salary	$42,866	$42,855
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $58,000	Between $28,000 And $65,000
Highest paying City	Washington, DC	-
Highest paying state	Delaware	-
Best paying company	New Life Community Church	-
Best paying industry	Non Profits	-

Differences between minister and associate minister education

There are a few differences between a minister and an associate minister in terms of educational background:

	Minister	Associate Minister
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 54%
Most common major	Theology	Theology
Most common college	Emory University	Emory University

Minister vs associate minister demographics

Here are the differences between ministers' and associate ministers' demographics:

	Minister	Associate Minister
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 71.3% Female, 28.7%	Male, 76.0% Female, 24.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.0% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 9.2% Asian, 6.7% White, 67.6% 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, 67.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between minister and associate minister duties and responsibilities

Minister example responsibilities.

Lead the community in a Eucharistic prayer service, providing theological reflection every Monday and throughout the summer.
Lead church to incorporate a vision for integrating evangelistic and discipleship efforts.
Introduce young people to Christ; disciple them in spiritual growth; train them in serving Christ with their life.
Conduct other teaching assignments and conduct gospel meetings.
Serve as overseer of all ministries and mission assignments.
Promote understanding of the gospel by working with church members.

Associate minister example responsibilities.

Lead church to incorporate a vision for integrating evangelistic and discipleship efforts.
Proclaim and teach gospel of Jesus Christ.
Deliver, teach and preach gospel message to congregation on a monthly basis.
Provide stability and oversight during rector's resignation and parish's transition to new rector.
Provide direction and assist in the development of children's ministries and programming with oversight of volunteer children's ministry staff.
Prepare weekly bulletin, newsletter, PowerPoint and other products as needed (flyers, posters, brochures, etc . )

Minister vs associate minister skills

Common minister skills

Community Outreach, 15%
Pastoral Care, 12%
Bible Studies, 8%
Student Ministry, 8%
Public Speaking, 6%
Oversight, 4%

Common associate minister skills

Community Outreach, 18%
Pastoral Care, 11%
Bible Study, 10%
Youth Ministry, 5%
Oversight, 5%
Evangelism, 4%