Senior pastor vs chaplain resident

The differences between senior pastors and chaplain residents can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a senior pastor and a chaplain resident. Additionally, a senior pastor has an average salary of $45,556, which is higher than the $45,343 average annual salary of a chaplain resident.

The top three skills for a senior pastor include community outreach, pastoral care and overseer. The most important skills for a chaplain resident are patients, clinical pastoral education, and spiritual care.

Senior pastor vs chaplain resident overview

	Senior Pastor	Chaplain Resident
Yearly salary	$45,556	$45,343
Hourly rate	$21.90	$21.80
Growth rate	-	12%
Number of jobs	466	7,901
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Master's Degree, 48%
Average age	51	51
Years of experience	4	4

What does a senior pastor do?

Senior pastors take responsibility in offering pastoral care and spiritual leadership in churches and parishes. They engage in community events, especially those with a religious theme. Their other duties and responsibilities include teaching, management, and preaching. They also oversee the management of the ministry of the congregation. The qualities of senior pastors include being accountable, humble, loyal, and honest. They should also be compassionate and loving to those they serve within the congregation.

What does a chaplain resident do?

A Chaplain Resident provides emotional and spiritual care to patients, families, and staff. They help families and other groups of people to deal with issues of crisis, grief, death, and bereavement.

Senior pastor vs chaplain resident salary

Senior pastors and chaplain residents have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Senior Pastor	Chaplain Resident
Average salary	$45,556	$45,343
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $71,000	Between $26,000 And $77,000
Highest paying City	San Diego, CA	-
Highest paying state	California	-
Best paying company	Bethel Church	-
Best paying industry	Education	-

Differences between senior pastor and chaplain resident education

There are a few differences between a senior pastor and a chaplain resident in terms of educational background:

	Senior Pastor	Chaplain Resident
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Master's Degree, 48%
Most common major	Theology	Theology
Most common college	Emory University	Emory University

Senior pastor vs chaplain resident demographics

Here are the differences between senior pastors' and chaplain residents' demographics:

	Senior Pastor	Chaplain Resident
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 92.2% Female, 7.8%	Male, 57.4% Female, 42.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.7% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 8.9% Asian, 6.6% White, 68.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 11.8% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 9.1% Asian, 6.7% White, 68.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between senior pastor and chaplain resident duties and responsibilities

Senior pastor example responsibilities.

Manage and provide oversight for the administration of all ministry areas within the organization.
Emphasize Christ-centered teaching, fervent prayer, multilevel family Christian education programs, evangelism and mission outreaches.
Encourage servant evangelism and outreach through numerous community service projects i.e.
Major responsibilities include purchasing or developing curriculum, group leadership, volunteer recruitment and training.
Major responsibilities include purchasing or developing curriculum, group leadership, volunteer recruitment and training.

Chaplain resident example responsibilities.

Manage pediatrics emergencies, indoor & outdoor patients, neonatal & intensive care units.
Provide pastoral care and facilitate spiritual assessments of mental illness patients with substance abuse, moral injury and spiritual pain/conflict.
Provide referrals and assist with Medicaid and Medicare issues.
Assign units include psychiatric (adult and pediatric), labor/delivery, oncology, and medical/surgical.
Assist many people: veterans, homeless, disable, poor, chronically ill, and the mentally ill.
Participate in interdisciplinary team and ethics committee.

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Senior pastor vs chaplain resident skills

Common senior pastor skills

Community Outreach, 22%
Pastoral Care, 11%
Overseer, 8%
Bible Study, 6%
GOD, 5%
Funeral Services, 4%

Common chaplain resident skills

Patients, 27%
Clinical Pastoral Education, 10%
Spiritual Care, 8%
Pastoral Care, 8%
Residency, 5%
Patient Care, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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