Priest vs children's minister

The differences between priests and children's ministers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a priest and a children's minister. Additionally, a children's minister has an average salary of $45,421, which is higher than the $44,712 average annual salary of a priest.

The top three skills for a priest include pastoral care, spiritual care and educational programs. The most important skills for a children's minister are outreach events, bible studies, and VBS.

Priest vs children's minister overview

	Priest	Children's Minister
Yearly salary	$44,712	$45,421
Hourly rate	$21.50	$21.84
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	80	8,614
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Average age	51	51
Years of experience	4	4

Priest vs children's minister salary

Priests and children's ministers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Priest	Children's Minister
Average salary	$44,712	$45,421
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $82,000	Between $25,000 And $79,000
Highest paying City	Campbell, CA	-
Highest paying state	Maine	-
Best paying company	Prime Healthcare	-
Best paying industry	Non Profits	-

Differences between priest and children's minister education

There are a few differences between a priest and a children's minister in terms of educational background:

	Priest	Children's Minister
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Most common major	Theology	Theology
Most common college	Emory University	University of Pennsylvania

Priest vs children's minister demographics

Here are the differences between priests' and children's ministers' demographics:

	Priest	Children's Minister
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 71.1% Female, 28.9%	Male, 36.5% Female, 63.5%
Race ratio	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%	Black or African American, 12.0% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 9.2% Asian, 6.4% White, 67.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between priest and children's minister duties and responsibilities

Priest example responsibilities.

Lead Jr and Sr high youth ministries.
Commence a teleconference prayer program to serve church members and the community.
Engage and encourage urban working class congregation through preaching, prayer and share community service.
Participate in all phases of parish life in assignments in inner city, suburban, and rural parishes.
Serve, support and encourage the pastoral leadership by providing oversight of the spiritual health and care of the church body.
Develop and participate in leadership workshops for new leaders and assist new leaders in assuming leadership responsibilities.

Children's minister example responsibilities.

Lead church to incorporate a vision for integrating evangelistic and discipleship efforts.
Revamp 5th & 6th grade VBS to be more age appropriate in a large group concept.
Plan and give oversight of all children's activities.
Perform other various functions as needed including communication with church leadership to ensure efficient operations for church outreach activities.
Develop deacons in fulfilling their respective leadership obligations.

Priest vs children's minister skills

Common priest skills

Pastoral Care, 28%
Spiritual Care, 13%
Educational Programs, 7%
Financial Statements, 6%
CPE, 6%
Spiritual Support, 5%

Common children's minister skills

Outreach Events, 18%
Bible Studies, 14%
VBS, 12%
Children Birth, 8%
Oversight, 5%
Children Ages, 5%