Worship leader vs associate minister

The differences between worship leaders and associate 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 worship leader and an associate minister. Additionally, a worship leader has an average salary of $47,463, which is higher than the $42,855 average annual salary of an associate minister.

The top three skills for a worship leader include bible studies, GOD and set list. The most important skills for an associate minister are community outreach, pastoral care, and bible study.

Worship leader vs associate minister overview

	Worship Leader	Associate Minister
Yearly salary	$47,463	$42,855
Hourly rate	$22.82	$20.60
Growth rate	4%	-
Number of jobs	28,460	143
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 54%
Average age	51	51
Years of experience	4	4

Worship leader vs associate minister salary

Worship leaders and associate ministers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Worship Leader	Associate Minister
Average salary	$47,463	$42,855
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $74,000	Between $28,000 And $65,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between worship leader and associate minister education

There are a few differences between a worship leader and an associate minister in terms of educational background:

	Worship Leader	Associate Minister
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 54%
Most common major	Music	Theology
Most common college	Emory University	Emory University

Worship leader vs associate minister demographics

Here are the differences between worship leaders' and associate ministers' demographics:

	Worship Leader	Associate Minister
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 66.8% Female, 33.2%	Male, 76.0% Female, 24.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.8% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 9.0% Asian, 6.6% White, 68.1% 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, 67.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between worship leader and associate minister duties and responsibilities

Worship leader example responsibilities.

Develop, provide oversight and lead all ministries for middle school and high school students and their parents.
Lead the development of a discipleship program that motivate and equip team leaders to lead evangelistic groups both locally and internationally.
Facilitate spiritual growth of members through small group teaching, devotions, discussion, and prayer.
Provide leadership, including planning and oversight of the weekly gatherings of junior high and high school students.
Teach Wednesday night bible study when assign.
Create and maintain Facebook page and internet postings.

Associate minister example responsibilities.

Lead church to incorporate a vision for integrating evangelistic and discipleship efforts.
Proclaim and teach gospel of Jesus Christ.
Deliver, teach and preach gospel message to congregation on a monthly basis.
Provide stability and oversight during rector's resignation and parish's transition to new rector.
Provide direction and assist in the development of children's ministries and programming with oversight of volunteer children's ministry staff.
Prepare weekly bulletin, newsletter, PowerPoint and other products as needed (flyers, posters, brochures, etc . )

Worship leader vs associate minister skills

Common worship leader skills

Bible Studies, 10%
GOD, 9%
Set List, 8%
Sound Equipment, 7%
PowerPoint, 7%
Prayer, 6%

Common associate minister skills

Community Outreach, 18%
Pastoral Care, 11%
Bible Study, 10%
Youth Ministry, 5%
Oversight, 5%
Evangelism, 4%