Sexton vs priest

The differences between sextons and priests can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a priest has an average salary of $44,712, which is higher than the $34,059 average annual salary of a sexton.

The top three skills for a sexton include clean bathrooms, building floors and mowing. The most important skills for a priest are pastoral care, spiritual care, and educational programs.

Sexton vs priest overview

	Sexton	Priest
Yearly salary	$34,059	$44,712
Hourly rate	$16.37	$21.50
Growth rate	4%	-
Number of jobs	7,589	80
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 40%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Average age	49	51
Years of experience	-	4

Sexton vs priest salary

Sextons and priests have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Sexton	Priest
Average salary	$34,059	$44,712
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $46,000	Between $24,000 And $82,000
Highest paying City	-	Campbell, CA
Highest paying state	-	Maine
Best paying company	-	Prime Healthcare
Best paying industry	-	Non Profits

Differences between sexton and priest education

There are a few differences between a sexton and a priest in terms of educational background:

	Sexton	Priest
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 40%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Most common major	Business	Theology
Most common college	-	Emory University

Sexton vs priest demographics

Here are the differences between sextons' and priests' demographics:

	Sexton	Priest
Average age	49	51
Gender ratio	Male, 73.5% Female, 26.5%	Male, 71.1% Female, 28.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.6% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 18.1% Asian, 4.9% White, 61.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%	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%
LGBT Percentage	5%	16%

Differences between sexton and priest duties and responsibilities

Sexton example responsibilities.

Manage daily cash, payroll, client settlement, and trust payment accounts.
Maintain cemetery grounds including digging graves, mowing grass, trimming, snowplowing.
Complete care of surrounding grounds including mowing, trimming and general upkeep and appearance.
Provide excellent maintenance, reports, and logistics.
Calculate and process employee payroll checks, W2's.
Open claims with Medicare, Arkansas Medicaid and Tricare as needed.

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.

Sexton vs priest skills

Common sexton skills

Clean Bathrooms, 13%
Building Floors, 9%
Mowing, 8%
Funeral Homes, 8%
General Maintenance, 7%
Snow Removal, 5%

Common priest skills

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

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