Priest vs children's pastor

The differences between priests and children's 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 priest and a children's pastor. Additionally, a priest has an average salary of $44,712, which is higher than the $44,525 average annual salary of a children's pastor.

The top three skills for a priest include pastoral care, spiritual care and educational programs. The most important skills for a children's pastor are child care, kids, and curriculum development.

Priest vs children's pastor overview

	Priest	Children's Pastor
Yearly salary	$44,712	$44,525
Hourly rate	$21.50	$21.41
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	80	8,658
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 pastor salary

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

	Priest	Children's Pastor
Average salary	$44,712	$44,525
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $82,000	Between $26,000 And $75,000
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 pastor education

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

	Priest	Children's Pastor
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 pastor demographics

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

	Priest	Children's Pastor
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 71.1% Female, 28.9%	Male, 60.9% Female, 39.1%
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, 11.9% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 9.1% Asian, 6.7% White, 67.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between priest and children's pastor 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 pastor example responsibilities.

Create and manage online presence via Facebook.
Organize and lead weekly youth group meetings as well as retreats for jr. and sr. high students.
Schedule appointments; coordinate summer camps, VBS and all meetings for the children's ministry.
Work with children in the VBS.
Handle administrative responsibilities and policy development, keep volunteer records and develop a vision manual and serve on leadership team.
Handle administrative responsibilities and policy development, keep volunteer records and develop a vision manual and serve on leadership team.

Priest vs children's pastor skills

Common priest skills

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

Common children's pastor skills

Child Care, 35%
Kids, 12%
Curriculum Development, 11%
Outreach Events, 6%
Ministry Programs, 5%
Children Birth, 3%