Ordained minister vs youth pastor

The differences between ordained ministers 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 an ordained minister and a youth pastor. Additionally, an ordained minister has an average salary of $48,558, which is higher than the $39,712 average annual salary of a youth pastor.

The top three skills for an ordained minister include pastoral care, public speaking and GOD. The most important skills for a youth pastor are outreach events, disciple, and youth program.

Ordained minister vs youth pastor overview

	Ordained Minister	Youth Pastor
Yearly salary	$48,558	$39,712
Hourly rate	$23.35	$19.09
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	103	3,120
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Average age	51	51
Years of experience	4	4

Ordained minister vs youth pastor salary

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

	Ordained Minister	Youth Pastor
Average salary	$48,558	$39,712
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $91,000	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 ordained minister and youth pastor education

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

	Ordained Minister	Youth Pastor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Most common major	Theology	Theology
Most common college	Northwestern University	Boston University

Ordained minister vs youth pastor demographics

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

	Ordained Minister	Youth Pastor
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 60.4% Female, 39.6%	Male, 87.7% Female, 12.3%
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, 11.8% 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 ordained minister and youth 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.

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.

Ordained minister vs youth pastor skills

Common ordained minister skills

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

Common youth pastor skills

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