Ministry internship vs organizer

The differences between ministry interns and organizers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an organizer has an average salary of $49,763, which is higher than the $35,710 average annual salary of a ministry internship.

The top three skills for a ministry internship include group discussions, outreach events and administrative tasks. The most important skills for an organizer are community outreach, social justice, and outreach efforts.

Ministry internship vs organizer overview

	Ministry Internship	Organizer
Yearly salary	$35,710	$49,763
Hourly rate	$17.17	$23.92
Growth rate	-8%	18%
Number of jobs	46,967	627
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 76%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	-	-

Ministry internship vs organizer salary

Ministry interns and organizers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Ministry Internship	Organizer
Average salary	$35,710	$49,763
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $56,000	Between $38,000 And $63,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Committee of Interns and Residents
Best paying industry	-	Retail

Differences between ministry internship and organizer education

There are a few differences between a ministry internship and an organizer in terms of educational background:

	Ministry Internship	Organizer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 76%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Most common major	Theology	Political Science
Most common college	Vanderbilt University	Stanford University

Ministry internship vs organizer demographics

Here are the differences between ministry interns' and organizers' demographics:

	Ministry Internship	Organizer
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 50.5% Female, 49.5%	Male, 46.8% Female, 53.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.1% Unknown, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.6% Asian, 6.5% White, 60.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 12.3% Unknown, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino, 19.1% Asian, 6.5% White, 54.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%
LGBT Percentage	21%	21%

Differences between ministry internship and organizer duties and responsibilities

Ministry internship example responsibilities.

Manage Facebook page, post events and updates online and promote all facets of campus ministry.
Lead teens on spiritual retreat, provide classroom instruction at event, and execute youth prayer breakfast.
Manage general administrative responsibilities including developing weekly newsletters, Facebook posts, and other ways of keeping people connect.
Enter vendor data in QuickBooks and print checks.
Process and complete payrolls, deposits, and expenses in QuickBooks.
Help coordinate the entire VBS event and work closely with the volunteers.

Organizer example responsibilities.

Lead training of local volunteers to assure strong get-out-the-vote operation on election day.
Train, mobilize and manage volunteers in key organizing skills and get-out-the-vote techniques.
Manage voter contact tactics, organize phone banks, GOTV canvasses and visibility events such as campaign rallies.
Schedule, organize, and run phone banks.
Instruct small business and person bookkeeping using Quickbooks.
Utilize Skype, PowerPoint and other media in workshop presentations.

Ministry internship vs organizer skills

Common ministry internship skills

Group Discussions, 25%
Outreach Events, 16%
Administrative Tasks, 6%
Plan Events, 6%
Pastoral Care, 4%
VBS, 4%

Common organizer skills

Community Outreach, 13%
Social Justice, 10%
Outreach Efforts, 6%
SEIU, 6%
Public Speaking, 5%
Leadership Development, 4%