Minister vs youth pastor

The differences between ministers 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 and a youth pastor. Additionally, a minister has an average salary of $42,866, which is higher than the $39,712 average annual salary of a youth pastor.

The top three skills for a minister include community outreach, pastoral care and bible studies. The most important skills for a youth pastor are outreach events, disciple, and youth program.

Minister vs youth pastor overview

	Minister	Youth Pastor
Yearly salary	$42,866	$39,712
Hourly rate	$20.61	$19.09
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	185	3,120
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Average age	51	51
Years of experience	4	4

Minister vs youth pastor salary

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

	Minister	Youth Pastor
Average salary	$42,866	$39,712
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $58,000	Between $31,000 And $50,000
Highest paying City	Washington, DC	Vancouver, WA
Highest paying state	Delaware	Maine
Best paying company	New Life Community Church	First Presbyterian Church
Best paying industry	Non Profits	Education

Differences between minister and youth pastor education

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

	Minister	Youth Pastor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Most common major	Theology	Theology
Most common college	Emory University	Boston University

Minister vs youth pastor demographics

Here are the differences between ministers' and youth pastors' demographics:

	Minister	Youth Pastor
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 71.3% Female, 28.7%	Male, 87.7% Female, 12.3%
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, 11.8% 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 and youth pastor 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.

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 vs youth pastor skills

Common minister skills

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

Common youth pastor skills

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