Minister vs ministry assistant

The differences between ministers and ministry assistants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become a minister, becoming a ministry assistant takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a minister has an average salary of $42,866, which is higher than the $35,069 average annual salary of a ministry assistant.

The top three skills for a minister include community outreach, pastoral care and bible studies. The most important skills for a ministry assistant are outreach events, financial reports, and event planning.

Minister vs ministry assistant overview

	Minister	Ministry Assistant
Yearly salary	$42,866	$35,069
Hourly rate	$20.61	$16.86
Growth rate	-	-8%
Number of jobs	185	32,336
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Average age	51	50
Years of experience	4	2

Minister vs ministry assistant salary

Ministers and ministry assistants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Minister	Ministry Assistant
Average salary	$42,866	$35,069
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $58,000	Between $26,000 And $46,000
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 ministry assistant education

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

	Minister	Ministry Assistant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Most common major	Theology	Business
Most common college	Emory University	Duke University

Minister vs ministry assistant demographics

Here are the differences between ministers' and ministry assistants' demographics:

	Minister	Ministry Assistant
Average age	51	50
Gender ratio	Male, 71.3% Female, 28.7%	Male, 23.6% Female, 76.4%
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, 9.2% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.1% Asian, 3.8% White, 66.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	16%	6%

Differences between minister and ministry assistant 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.

Ministry assistant example responsibilities.

Manage yearly summer interns as well as annual VBS registration volunteers by providing direction and act as point of contact.
Manage general administrative responsibilities including developing weekly newsletters, Facebook posts, and other ways of keeping people connect.
Institute the use of contemporary worship music in the Wednesday night prayer service.
Create weekly bulletins and monthly newsletters, visit shut-in's, run the nursery and organize VBS.
Collect, analyze and summarize data and trends for friendship registers, prayer requests, headcount information, and bulletin.
Create PowerPoint presentation for announcements and special events.

Minister vs ministry assistant skills

Common minister skills

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

Common ministry assistant skills

Outreach Events, 14%
Financial Reports, 12%
Event Planning, 7%
Payroll, 6%
Administrative Tasks, 5%
VBS, 5%