Missionary vs prior

The differences between missionaries and priors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a missionary has an average salary of $51,599, which is higher than the $51,598 average annual salary of a prior.

The top three skills for a missionary include spanish language, community outreach and ministry. The most important skills for a prior are INC, program changes, and professional certifications.

Missionary vs prior overview

	Missionary	Prior
Yearly salary	$51,599	$51,598
Hourly rate	$24.81	$24.81
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	4	625
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	-	-

Missionary vs prior salary

Missionaries and priors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Missionary	Prior
Average salary	$51,599	$51,598
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $108,000	Between $24,000 And $108,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between missionary and prior education

There are a few differences between a missionary and a prior in terms of educational background:

	Missionary	Prior
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Missionary vs prior demographics

Here are the differences between missionaries' and priors' demographics:

	Missionary	Prior
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 65.4% Female, 34.6%	Male, 57.5% Female, 42.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.4% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 13.0% Asian, 9.5% White, 64.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 9.4% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 12.5% Asian, 8.7% White, 65.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	28%	28%

Differences between missionary and prior duties and responsibilities

Missionary example responsibilities.

Train in cross-cultural evangelism and discipleship.
Assist Sunday school teacher -Teach class
Prepare PowerPoint slides for worship every week.
Coach small groups in language basics within a larger ESL classroom.
Work to help people in Taiwan learn about the LDS church and improve their lives.
Serve as a team leader in both Peru and Ecuador , 7 weeks in total.

Prior example responsibilities.

Manage employee payroll, attendance trackers, and vacation schedules.
Manage employee payroll, attendance tracking, and scheduling of PTO.
LOB's include Medicare FFS and HMO plans.
Develop SQL store procedures for verifying result data sets.
Work with SQL server, SSMS, and query analyzer.
Coordinate product-related marketing, sales, QA, and customer service functions.

Missionary vs prior skills

Common missionary skills

Spanish Language, 21%
Community Outreach, 11%
Ministry, 8%
Bible Studies, 7%
Public Speaking, 5%
LDS, 4%

Common prior skills

INC, 68%
Program Changes, 5%
Professional Certifications, 4%
Medicare, 4%
Payroll, 3%
Real Estate, 3%

Updated January 8, 2025

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