Ordained minister vs associate minister

The differences between ordained ministers and associate ministers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both an ordained minister and an associate minister. Additionally, an ordained minister has an average salary of $48,558, which is higher than the $42,855 average annual salary of an associate minister.

The top three skills for an ordained minister include pastoral care, public speaking and GOD. The most important skills for an associate minister are community outreach, pastoral care, and bible study.

Ordained minister vs associate minister overview

	Ordained Minister	Associate Minister
Yearly salary	$48,558	$42,855
Hourly rate	$23.35	$20.60
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	103	143
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 54%
Average age	51	51
Years of experience	4	4

Ordained minister vs associate minister salary

Ordained ministers and associate ministers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Ordained Minister	Associate Minister
Average salary	$48,558	$42,855
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $91,000	Between $28,000 And $65,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between ordained minister and associate minister education

There are a few differences between an ordained minister and an associate minister in terms of educational background:

	Ordained Minister	Associate Minister
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 54%
Most common major	Theology	Theology
Most common college	Northwestern University	Emory University

Ordained minister vs associate minister demographics

Here are the differences between ordained ministers' and associate ministers' demographics:

	Ordained Minister	Associate Minister
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 60.4% Female, 39.6%	Male, 76.0% Female, 24.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.5% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 9.5% Asian, 5.2% White, 68.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 11.9% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 9.1% Asian, 6.7% White, 67.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between ordained minister and associate minister duties and responsibilities

Ordained minister example responsibilities.

Lead church to incorporate a vision for integrating evangelistic and discipleship efforts.
Supervise the administrative staff and day-to-day operations of a 1200-member, three campus organization to include business development and programmatic oversight.
Supervise the administrative staff and day-to-day operations of a 1200-member, three campus organization to include business development and programmatic oversight.

Associate minister example responsibilities.

Lead church to incorporate a vision for integrating evangelistic and discipleship efforts.
Proclaim and teach gospel of Jesus Christ.
Deliver, teach and preach gospel message to congregation on a monthly basis.
Provide stability and oversight during rector's resignation and parish's transition to new rector.
Provide direction and assist in the development of children's ministries and programming with oversight of volunteer children's ministry staff.
Prepare weekly bulletin, newsletter, PowerPoint and other products as needed (flyers, posters, brochures, etc . )

Ordained minister vs associate minister skills

Common ordained minister skills

Pastoral Care, 48%
Public Speaking, 21%
GOD, 11%
Memorial Services, 7%
Spiritual Guidance, 7%
PowerPoint, 6%

Common associate minister skills

Community Outreach, 18%
Pastoral Care, 11%
Bible Study, 10%
Youth Ministry, 5%
Oversight, 5%
Evangelism, 4%