Music pastor vs worship leader

The differences between music pastors and worship leaders can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a music pastor and a worship leader. Additionally, a worship leader has an average salary of $47,463, which is higher than the $46,923 average annual salary of a music pastor.

The top three skills for a music pastor include GOD, pastoral care and oversight. The most important skills for a worship leader are bible studies, GOD, and set list.

Music pastor vs worship leader overview

	Music Pastor	Worship Leader
Yearly salary	$46,923	$47,463
Hourly rate	$22.56	$22.82
Growth rate	-	4%
Number of jobs	2,688	28,460
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Average age	51	51
Years of experience	4	4

Music pastor vs worship leader salary

Music pastors and worship leaders have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Music Pastor	Worship Leader
Average salary	$46,923	$47,463
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $88,000	Between $30,000 And $74,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between music pastor and worship leader education

There are a few differences between a music pastor and a worship leader in terms of educational background:

	Music Pastor	Worship Leader
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Most common major	Music	Music
Most common college	Emory University	Emory University

Music pastor vs worship leader demographics

Here are the differences between music pastors' and worship leaders' demographics:

	Music Pastor	Worship Leader
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 92.6% Female, 7.4%	Male, 66.8% Female, 33.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.9% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 9.1% Asian, 6.7% White, 67.9% 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 music pastor and worship leader duties and responsibilities

Music pastor example responsibilities.

Manage and provide oversight for the administration of all ministry areas within the organization.
Maintain regular office hours with primary responsibility being given to leadership within the congregation.
Provide formal and informal leadership training and forums for frequent communication, encouragement and evaluation.

Worship leader example responsibilities.

Develop, provide oversight and lead all ministries for middle school and high school students and their parents.
Lead the development of a discipleship program that motivate and equip team leaders to lead evangelistic groups both locally and internationally.
Facilitate spiritual growth of members through small group teaching, devotions, discussion, and prayer.
Provide leadership, including planning and oversight of the weekly gatherings of junior high and high school students.
Teach Wednesday night bible study when assign.
Create and maintain Facebook page and internet postings.

Music pastor vs worship leader skills

Common music pastor skills

GOD, 33%
Pastoral Care, 23%
Oversight, 22%
Overseer, 12%
Easter, 10%

Common worship leader skills

Bible Studies, 10%
GOD, 9%
Set List, 8%
Sound Equipment, 7%
PowerPoint, 7%
Prayer, 6%