Music pastor vs youth pastor

The differences between music pastors 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 music pastor and a youth pastor. Additionally, a music pastor has an average salary of $46,923, which is higher than the $39,712 average annual salary of a youth pastor.

The top three skills for a music pastor include GOD, pastoral care and oversight. The most important skills for a youth pastor are outreach events, disciple, and youth program.

Music pastor vs youth pastor overview

	Music Pastor	Youth Pastor
Yearly salary	$46,923	$39,712
Hourly rate	$22.56	$19.09
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	2,688	3,120
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Average age	51	51
Years of experience	4	4

Music pastor vs youth pastor salary

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

	Music Pastor	Youth Pastor
Average salary	$46,923	$39,712
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $88,000	Between $31,000 And $50,000
Highest paying City	-	Vancouver, WA
Highest paying state	-	Maine
Best paying company	-	First Presbyterian Church
Best paying industry	-	Education

Differences between music pastor and youth pastor education

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

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

Music pastor vs youth pastor demographics

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

	Music Pastor	Youth Pastor
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 92.6% Female, 7.4%	Male, 87.7% Female, 12.3%
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 youth pastor 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.

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.

Music pastor vs youth pastor skills

Common music pastor skills

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

Common youth pastor skills

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