Rabbi vs teacher

The differences between rabbis and teachers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a teacher has an average salary of $47,989, which is higher than the $34,441 average annual salary of a rabbi.

The top three skills for a rabbi include pastoral care, life cycle events and hillel. The most important skills for a teacher are ESL, handle scheduling, and kids.

Rabbi vs teacher overview

	Rabbi	Teacher
Yearly salary	$34,441	$47,989
Hourly rate	$16.56	$23.07
Growth rate	-	4%
Number of jobs	2,191	71,918
Job satisfaction	-	4.14
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Average age	51	42
Years of experience	4	-

Rabbi vs teacher salary

Rabbis and teachers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Rabbi	Teacher
Average salary	$34,441	$47,989
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $49,000	Between $32,000 And $70,000
Highest paying City	Boston, MA	Baltimore, MD
Highest paying state	California	Maryland
Best paying company	Catholic Health Care System	King Low Heywood Thomas
Best paying industry	Education	Education

Differences between rabbi and teacher education

There are a few differences between a rabbi and a teacher in terms of educational background:

	Rabbi	Teacher
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Most common major	Religion	Elementary Education
Most common college	Emory University	University of Pennsylvania

Rabbi vs teacher demographics

Here are the differences between rabbis' and teachers' demographics:

	Rabbi	Teacher
Average age	51	42
Gender ratio	Male, 73.2% Female, 26.8%	Male, 25.7% Female, 74.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.2% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 9.3% Asian, 6.5% White, 67.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 10.1% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 12.9% Asian, 3.7% White, 68.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	16%	9%

Differences between rabbi and teacher duties and responsibilities

Rabbi example responsibilities.

Face to face visits and prayer services to bolster inmate's emotional strength.
Counsele inmates struggling with a variety of problems including: psychological issues, addiction recovery, abuse recovery, and rehabilitation.
Visit patients/families identify as appropriate for pastoral services and provide direct spiritual counseling, prayer, and ministry as appropriate.

Teacher example responsibilities.

Work closely with co-teacher to manage and co-teach curriculum to a large group.
Target at risk and high achieving students using levele readers and DRA strategies.
Lead debates with advance students on topics including globalization, economics, and political history.
Develop social studies and geography curriculum.
Provide kindergarten readiness in approaching phonemic awareness, phonics, and introductory math skills.
Attend and participate in ESL professional development activities, conferences/workshops, curriculum/program planning, & special events and activities.

Rabbi vs teacher skills

Common rabbi skills

Pastoral Care, 35%
Life Cycle Events, 15%
Hillel, 8%
Outreach Program, 6%
Adult Education Classes, 6%
Spiritual Support, 5%

Common teacher skills

ESL, 17%
Handle Scheduling, 15%
Kids, 12%
Classroom Management, 7%
CPR, 5%
Curriculum Development, 4%