Worship leader vs youth minister

The differences between worship leaders and youth 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 a youth minister. Additionally, a worship leader has an average salary of $47,463, which is higher than the $41,513 average annual salary of a youth minister.

The top three skills for a worship leader include bible studies, GOD and set list. The most important skills for a youth minister are community outreach, bible studies, and youth events.

Worship leader vs youth minister overview

	Worship Leader	Youth Minister
Yearly salary	$47,463	$41,513
Hourly rate	$22.82	$19.96
Growth rate	4%	-
Number of jobs	28,460	2,830
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 68%
Average age	51	51
Years of experience	4	4

Worship leader vs youth minister salary

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

	Worship Leader	Youth Minister
Average salary	$47,463	$41,513
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $74,000	Between $31,000 And $54,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between worship leader and youth minister education

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

	Worship Leader	Youth Minister
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 68%
Most common major	Music	Theology
Most common college	Emory University	Emory University

Worship leader vs youth minister demographics

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

	Worship Leader	Youth Minister
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 66.8% Female, 33.2%	Male, 71.6% Female, 28.4%
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, 11.7% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 9.0% Asian, 6.6% White, 68.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between worship leader and youth 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.

Youth minister example responsibilities.

Lead church to incorporate a vision for integrating evangelistic and discipleship efforts.
Prepare presentations for youth group members by using PowerPoint.
Maintain Facebook page and website dedicate to the youth group through updating information weekly on upcoming news and event information.
Provide mentoring to student leaders through direct discipleship.
Collaborate with pastoral team to provide professional leadership to a variety of congregation's ministry areas.
Perform other various functions as needed including communication with church leadership to ensure efficient operations for church outreach activities.

Worship leader vs youth minister skills

Common worship leader skills

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

Common youth minister skills

Community Outreach, 19%
Bible Studies, 13%
Youth Events, 5%
Public Speaking, 5%
Event Planning, 5%
Worship Services, 4%