Ordained minister vs pastor

The differences between ordained ministers and pastors 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 a pastor. Additionally, an ordained minister has an average salary of $48,558, which is higher than the $44,787 average annual salary of a pastor.

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

Ordained minister vs pastor overview

	Ordained Minister	Pastor
Yearly salary	$48,558	$44,787
Hourly rate	$23.35	$21.53
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	103	494
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Average age	51	51
Years of experience	4	4

Ordained minister vs pastor salary

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

	Ordained Minister	Pastor
Average salary	$48,558	$44,787
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $91,000	Between $30,000 And $64,000
Highest paying City	-	Worcester, MA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Bethel Church
Best paying industry	-	Education

Differences between ordained minister and pastor education

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

	Ordained Minister	Pastor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Most common major	Theology	Theology
Most common college	Northwestern University	Emory University

Ordained minister vs pastor demographics

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

	Ordained Minister	Pastor
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 60.4% Female, 39.6%	Male, 87.1% Female, 12.9%
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, 11.7% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 9.0% Asian, 6.6% White, 68.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between ordained minister and pastor 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.

Pastor example responsibilities.

Manage and provide oversight for the administration of all ministry areas within the organization.
Provide formal and informal leadership training and forums for frequent communication, encouragement and evaluation.
Coordinate visitation program, VBS, and youth programs.
Develop children's ministry including writing of curriculum for Sunday school and VBS.
Begin to birth new Sunday school groups, and new bible study small groups.
Provide hand-outs, and employ PowerPoint slides to illustrate concepts and provide visual referencing of all teaching content.

Ordained minister vs pastor skills

Common ordained minister skills

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

Common pastor skills

Community Outreach, 22%
Overseer, 7%
Bible Study, 7%
Public Speaking, 6%
GOD, 6%
Youth Ministry, 5%